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"Just let a woman be"
Journalist, teacher and author of Black Lentil Doughnuts and Dreams for the Dying, C K Meena decimates stereotypes in her writing. A free-wheeling conversation with Charumathi Supraja.
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When a woman conducts the Nikah
On 12 August 2008, history was made. A woman performed the duties of a 'qazi'.
Today, a new 'nikahnama' has been placed before the 'ummah' (community), which
protects the rights of the Muslim women, writes Syeda Hameed.
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Dismal breastfeeding rates hampering infant health
Statistics
are staggeringly in favour of breastfeeding, and surprising as it may be, breastfeeding rates
in India are dismal. Krithika Ramalingam digs deeper into the factors at play.
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Skip the loo, my darling
Things are looking up says a beaming Usha Chaumar, 33, formerly a manual scavenger. "We make pickles, vermicelli and 'papad' (spicy savouries) at home, too, which gets us an additional income of around Rs 2,000 per month." Renu Rakesh has more.
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Looking back at Hum Log
For a show intended to promote women's empowerment, it wasn't too bright about it. Its messages were often self-defeating, because the women were
heavily tinged with the politics of patriarchy. Shoma Chatterji looks back at television's first big impact-making serial.
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