Through Her Story, we wish to share the voices of the women who inspire us to roar against atrocity, understand the complexity, and push to transform these realities.
Blog : Her Story
The Role of a Girl in Rural India
I first met Meena, when she was completing 10th standard in her high school village in India. This is a remarkable accomplishment, for a boy or girl in any community. Inspired by her educators, Meena dreamed of continuing her education and becoming a teacher. However, as per the traditional role...
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A mother laid bare and stripped of her dignity. How caste and economic privilege are impacting childbirth in India.
Four and a half years ago, I visited a government hospital in Udaipur, Rajasthan. I was there in search of a maternity ward, which I found in the midst of a vast hall of beds and patients. My close friend Kalpana and her baby were resting on a hospital bed in a small two patient room. In the...
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