How Fair is the War of Genders?
The war of the genders often boils down to the clichéd caliber vs competition argument. We fail to understand that why females have to prove that they are equal....
The Lady and Her Smoke
In this article, Rhiti traces the trends of women and smoking* over the years in Indian, American, and general global scenario. If we look back at ancient Indian history, women have...
Does Marriage Still Define the Life of Indian Women?
Marriage seems to be the be all and end all in a girl/woman’s life, in India. She must learn to cook, sew, wash and clean. In most houses, a daughter-in-...
Understanding Women: Myths and Truths Decoded
Relationship and its rationale is the cementing force of social order. Be it an individual or community, the intra and inter personal relationship between the two is the life force...
An Open Letter to My Grieving Mother
Motherhood is no doubt a blessing, when one feels a life moving within her and becomes the ultimate messenger to bring it to this world or when she raises a...
The Life of a Flower Seller on the Streets of Chennai
Life isn’t rosy for Hamsa, a 60-year- old flower seller on a street of Chennai. Unlettered, she is at times cheated by some customers. She educated her three daughters and...
Kolkata: 25-year-old Gang-raped in Moving Automobile after she Confuses Location
A 25-year-old foreigner girl, apparently Nepali, got mixed up with the location of a coffee shop and got down from a taxi. She sought help from a youth, who...
Three Women and Their Passion to Excel: Women as Engines of Social Change – II
Fired by fierce passion and never-say- die attitude made simple next-door girls, achievers. They are gutsy and spunky. Maya profiles three such women, a dog trainer who broke the glass ceiling...
Rape: How to Prevent and Find Solution to this Menace?
Ninety three women are raped in India every day according to the National Crime Records Bureau data. Rape strips the woman and her family of dignity. It’s an unending torture....
Bicycle for Freedom: Empowering Financially Weak and Sexually Abuse Prone Girls
In the pursuit for gender freedom and girl’s empowerment through education, PVCHR in collaboration with Kamalika Foundation, on August 16, 2016, had organised, ‘Bicycle for Freedom’ program. Five bicycles were distributed...