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A painful story of a 15-year-old wife 29 June 2012
A 15-year-old girl faced bitter situation in life. At an age where she was supposed to attend schools and flip through scholarly notes, she ended up as a pleasure tool in the bed of a barbaric man. When the entire...
Keywords: social activists demand action against Pune police, girl subjected to torture in Pune, Nasima Maniyar, Nasima Maniyar
Read MoreVrindavan widows to play Holi! 25 March 2013
"More than 800 widows will be part of the new initiative which is amazing" On Sunday, Centuries-old social barriers came crashing down here when scores of Vrindavan widows took part in Holi celebrations with social activists. According to the social...
Keywords: Meera Sahbhagini Ashram, social barriers, Holi celebrations, Sulabh International
Read MoreVasudevan, Indian community worker commits suicide in Sharjah 08 May 2012
A 61-year-old X-Ray technician from India has allegedly committed suicide in the UAE last week. According to the authorities, Vasudevan Sugathan who hailed from Kerala was found dead in UAE emirate of Fujarah. He arrived in Sharja 37 years ago...
Keywords: social activists, social activists, social activists, X-Ray technician
Read MoreChild prostitution, a splotch on Indian nation 18 July 2011
Child prostitution has become a common commercial phenomenon in most of the countries and we find very few countries where it is not an organized trade. No doubt, it is a centuries-old social problem that has gradually sustained and spread...
Keywords: child prostitution in India, Child prostitution, exploitation of the underprivileged, misuse of political power and child marriages
Read MoreSouthern cities turn centers of child prostitutes 19 July 2011
Five to six years ago, the age group of child prostitutes in India varied from 14 to 16 years but unfortunately this has now decreased to 10 to 14 years. In some cities, even the girls of 9 years old...
Keywords: exploitation of the underprivileged, dowry, bonded labor, political corruption
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