infant

"The baby reminded me of my 10-month-old daughter. When I saw her, I felt like feeding her and asked doctors if I could nurse her."

It is incredible that in this day and age, despite all the ‘progress’ that the human civilisation has made, we allow such elements to dehumanise one of our basic instincts – that of nursing the offspring.

The Janani Suraksha Yojana scheme is one of the factors that has led to a reduction in newborn, and maternal mortalities. Nandana Sengupta dissects the reasons why!

Guna Suresh’s shop is easy to spot at the bus stand, with a board that mentions his service of providing free milk.