Khap Panchayat

In India, where even today deep stigma is heaped on a rape survivor, here is a man striving daily to undo years of patriarchy and conditioning, and educating himself on what is right.

"This decision to discriminate against woman is more like a Khap Panchayat in our backyard waiting to pounce on women."

The apex court is also considering appointing a high-level police committee appointed to protect couples from different castes, religion, or other "opposed" marriages.

Social ostracism and boycott has been prevalent for centuries. Will this Act bring about a positive change?

After the anti-superstition law, the law against social boycotts is another big step taken by the Maharashtra government to end the outdated customs.

In a society where women have been suppressed and discriminated against for ages, there is one courageous voice that is helping many in breaking the shackles of patriarchy. Meet Rehana, a woman from an orthodox family in Uttar Pradesh, who is successfully fighting for the rights of women with her laudable organization.

A Khap Panchayat in Jind district of Haryana has decided to come forward and take a united stand in the fight against the evil practices of female foeticide and dowry in the region. This is how.