There was a memorable meeting with a 'tall, elegant, beautiful girl', who had recently finished her 12th in the strongly tribal Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. 'I was shocked. In this whole sea of......
What are the reasons why a girl's education falls by the wayside? IMAGE: Safeena Husain, founder NGO, Educate Girls. Photograph: Rajesh Karkera for Rediff.com Your mission in life is chosen. It's......
Deprivation of health, education, employment and life opportunities wreaked by child marriage was an affront to constitutional principles of equality, liberty and free of expression, the Supreme......
The Supreme Court on Friday stressed legal enforcement, judicial measures and technology-driven initiatives to prevent child marriages in the country. IMAGE: Children dressed in traditional attire......
People from all walks of life -- former students of several educational institutions, clay modellers, rickshaw pullers and junior doctors -- separately hit the streets of Kolkata on Sunday in......
All the global transitions are working in India's favour, giving it the potential to become a force in today's uncertain world, but one of the country's biggest challenges is inclusive growth, Tata......
The casting of Marathi theatre and screen actors gives Manvat Murders its stamp of authenticity, observes Deepa Gahlot. A doctor in a Maharashtra village says that there is a proper hospital in......
'You are constantly trying to get things made. You keep meeting people, knocking on their door. And time goes by.' IMAGE: Ruchi Narain with her daughter. Photograph: Kind courtesy Ruchi......
'Yellow Bus is a heart-breaking story based on a real incident and will strike a chord with mothers across the world.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Tannishtha Chatterjee/Instagram Tannishtha......
'Love, be it between a boy and a girl or your passion for your craft, carries with it no complaints.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Nawazuddin Siddique/Instagram An interview with Nawazuddin Siddiqui......
'We should see to it that not even one woman gets radicalised.''We should not let even one young man become a jihadi.' IMAGE: Siddhi Idnani, Adah Sharma, Sonia Balani and Yogita Bihani in The......
'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.' IMAGE: Cricket legend Salim Durani trains budding cricketers in Jamnagar in this January 2004 photograph.......