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Rural Reporter Exposes Gender Bias In Wages
Despite laboring as hard as men do, women farm workers in rural India are paid only half of what men are. A community-produced video by a rural reporter - Rohini Pawar in Maharashtra, India exposes this...
Village Where Nobody Smokes!
Despite a ban on it, smoking continues to claim thousands of lives in India each year. But in a small village in India's Haryana state a folk tradition helps people shun smoking and stay healthy. ... Women Break Male Bastion, Take Up Farming
A group of women have broken into what has been a male bastion for centuries: Farming. An IndiaUnheard community reporter Varsha tells us how women are turning food growers in a remote village of India’s... Women Break Free, Celebrate Festival of Freedom
Women in India’s Maharashtra state get a rare chance to play and dance – normally considered a social taboo – on the occasion of snake festival , locally known as Nag Panchami. Normally a festival in... Ritual Forces Women in Indian State Walk Barefoot
In a mindless ritual, women in India’s Haryana state are forced to mourn the death of an elderly relative by walking barefoot for 12 days, while men in the family don’t. An IndiaUnheard Community... Indian Temple Brands Dalits " Untouchables", Bars Entry
In what is one of the ugliest practices in Indian society, temples in a village in India's Haryana state bars people of Dalit communities from entering and worship. A local community reporter Amit Kumar, a... Rohini Powar: Community Correspondent Par Excellence
Hers’ was a typical story of typical village girl. Dropped out of school after 10th, married in her teen, forced to make financial contribution to family, yet not allowed to take a decision on family affair. It could have ended being typical as well. But Rohini Power,... 141 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Reporting the ordinary, extraordinarily!
In Video Volunteers’ IndiaUnheard, every correspondent has a unique story to tell. Recently I watched a story by Sunita Kasera, a correspondent from Rajasthan. It was on water situation in Karauli – where Sunita lives. My first reaction was, ‘Here comes... Police Stand Idle as Mirjpur Burns
"Do the poor have no right to live?" exclaimed Jaswant, a local Indian of the village Mirjpur. Over a month ago Mirjpur had 20 houses burnt to the ground by the Jat Community and experienced zero support from local officers. In fact, local officers were seen that night...
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A life of Discrimination: India's Gays and Eunuchs
What makes a man voluntarily castrate himself? In India, there are over one million eunuchs known. Some, but not many, are born this way. Others have their genitalia taken forcefully, often by other eunuchs wishing to increase their numbers. But many of these people... Corruption, not global warming, makes Gujarat a parched land
As the temperature soars higher and higher, there is water scarcity everywhere. Topping the list of the parched places is Dang of Gujarat. Here, the entire district is facing a devastating drought. Ironically, this is happening despite that fact that Dang receives the highest... Journalist vows to fight Domestic Violence
‘Hi, I am Varsha. 3 days after I was married, my husband beat me unconscious’. For an opening PTC, this is perhaps the most shocking line a reporter could come up with. But then, Varsha, is not just another reporter sending just another report to fill in... Breaking the gender wall: Christy Raj, India’s first transgender
Under the Indian Constitution, all citizens have been guaranteed ‘equality before the law’. Article 15 prohibits discrimination “on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth;” and Article 21, guarantees “protection of life and personal liberty”. ... IndiaUnheard – Telling stories of Unheard communities
Two significant dates are coming up next week and like the rest of the world, a lot of plans are on card to celebrate these two dates in India as well – International Labor Day on 1st of May and World Press Freedom Day on May 3. Interestingly, although separated just... Top Members Today
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