The Cost of Sanitary Protection in India

Arunachalam Muruganantham (centre) and the machine he invented to make sanitary towels. Photograph: Jayaashree Industries Once every two months or so I find myself standing in the pharmacy glaring resentfully at the huge array of sanitary products available and...

Sex changes for babies

Hindustan Times, 26 June, 2011 http://www.hindustantimes.com/Indore-doctors-turn-scores-of-baby-girls-into-boys/Article1-713863.aspx We’ve previous written on India’s missing girls, but going a step beyond¬†female foeticide, some families are...

The Cost of Empowerment? As little as $25

The cost of empowerment? As little as $25. Twenty years ago, Amir Unisha Bergum was windowed, leaving her and her three children struggling to survive in a slum in Hyderabad, India. Eventually, however, Unisha discovered Mahila Sanatkar Mutually Aided Cooperative...

Suffrage and Women’s Politics in India

http://creativestuffforu.blogspot.com/2009/04/popular-women-politician-in-indian.html Women in India have been given the right to vote by the Constitution of India from the moment it came into being since January 26, 1949. It is indeed a matter of great...

India‚ early 18th century

The yo-yo is an ancient toy. The earliest known yo-yo was made of terra cotta and dates to around 500BCE.

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