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Applauding Indian Women in Olympics – And a Message for Maharashtra
The women who represented India in the Tokyo Olympics did the country proud. Mirabai Chanu lifted the Silver medal at the start of the game and lifted our spirits as well. P.V. Sindhu, Lovlina Borgohain, Kamalpreet Kaur, Deepika Kumari, and the entire hockey team led by Rani Ramphal – they all deserve a big thank you.…
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Murder of a Girl Re-iterates the Seriousness of Police Burking
Murder of a Girl Re-iterates the Seriousness of Police Burking To Protect the Good, to Destroy the Evil: Forsaken Motto? After the Sangli police was accused of brutally murdering Aniket Kothale accused of robbery in their custody in 2017, the then ADG of Police Bipin Bihari pointed out that the man would not have died…
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Mission Vatsalya: Little Succor to Maharashtra’s Covid Widows
Mission Vatsalya Little Succor to Maharashtra’s Covid Widows Kanchan, one of the 20000 Covid widows in Maharashtra p.c. Heramb Kulkarni Maharashtra government’s Women and Child Development Department has initiated a Mission Vatsalya for the widows whose husbands have died of Covid-19 and also for children upto the age of 18 years who have lost…
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अधिकारी आणि आंदोलक | एका आंदोलनाची आठवण
२००८ , ऑगस्ट च्या ३१ तारखेला चंद्रपूर जि.प.मध्ये पुन्हा एकदा एडीशनल सीईओ म्हणून रुजू झालो. कार्यरत असणा-या सीईओनी माझी बरीच माहिती काढून ठेवली होती. भेट झाल्यावर पहिला प्रश्न, “कितने साल है रिटायर को “. बाकी जुजबी बोलण झाल्यावर मी माझ्या कामाला लागलो. माझी एक सवय राहीली होती. कामाशिवाय बाॅस कडे जावून अकारण गप्पा करण्याची…
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The Remarkable Life of Masa’ab Madankunwar Parakh (Concluded)
The Quest for Virakti and Bhagwan Feature in the magazine ‘Sannyas’ (Nov-Dec.1973) In today’s world with its constant focus on modernity and scientism, it is difficult to understand the depth of Masa’ab’s constant engagement with religion and spirituality – the manner in which these permeated her private and public lives. The most intense spiritual period of her…
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Rising Age of Marriage for Girls: Shrugging Responsibility on Child Marriage Issue
The recent decision by the Central Cabinet to raise the age of marriage of girls from 18 years to 21 years does not even pretend to address the ground level concerns regarding prevention of child marriages. There is no doubt that early marriage has severely adverse effects on the health, education and social life of girls but the…
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Future Expectations from NFHS Reports
The NFHS provides valuable insights into women’s health, nutrition, education and standard of living. It is important to note that the NFHS reports are not mere academic exercises but have policy implications because of the stewardship provided by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Based on my work with women in rural communities of…
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Sajida: The Conqueror of Darkness
(19 Feb. 1968 – 22 Sept. 2019) It is impossible not to be impressed by Tamollanghan (Conquering Darkness) – the autobiography of a strong and sensitive person told in a straightforward, thoughtful manner. Sajida Sheikh-Meshram born in a middle-class Muslim family of Hyderabad becomes blind in a childhood accident. With her father’s support she travels to Mumbai…
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Jabbebai Vatte Mattami The Mother who Won Justice
Jabbebai Vatte Mattami Shramik Elgar’s name is inextricably linked with the case of Chinna Mattami. Even after all these years, every now and then people want to hear the story one more time. Even on this Women’s Day a few readers suggested we should write about Chinna Mattami. Actually the story of Chinna is really…
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Raising Legal Age of Marriage for Girls Resonates with Vidarbha Youths
A discussion with a group of students from Elgar Academy on the central government’s decision to raise the legal age of marriage for girls to 21 years provided valuable insights into the perspective of the youth from rural and small town areas. The overall support for the decision from girls as well as boys underlined the…
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