'Earlier people stared at me as if I was an animal. Not anymore'

In our Special Independence Day series, Rediff.com looks at India through the lives of her people. Today: Kalpana Ghodawat, a brave acid attack survivor, who runs a beauty parlour. Kalpana has......

Acid attacks in India are NOT gender biased

Acid attacks are heinous crimes in nature, but they are more than just being gender biased.Thirty-nine-year-old Mazrul Islam from Murshidabad, West Bengal, has a story to tell, of a life destroyed......

Why we must salute HRLN

The Human Rights Law Network -- a group of committed lawyers, paralegals and social activists -- is making justice accessible to people who can't defend themselves, says Geetanjali......