Geeta has been separated from her husband for the past 18-19 years. Life has been much the same for her since her short-lived marriage. Though legally divorced and entitled to…
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“Where lies the freedom?” : Women’s views on the Triple Talaq ban
द्वारा खबर लहरिया August 15, 2019We met Subi Begum outside the civil court in Banda as she waited for the hearing of a case she has been fighting for years- “I feel at peace that…
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Naag Pancahmi, Misogyny and Bundelkhandi voodoo
द्वारा खबर लहरिया August 15, 2019“Yes, I have tried to understand why this is done but never went far with that. These dolls are just like us and fashioned after our image. So it is…
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Water woes and untouchability in U.P’s Bundelkhand
द्वारा खबर लहरिया June 8, 2019It’s peak summer in Itwa gram panchayat in Chitrakoot in UP’s Bundelkhand. Most of the taps and hand pumps are running dry, like every year. This time around, tankers have been hired…
In October 2018, Khabar Lahariya kick-started an initiative around documenting women’s voices that stay silenced in the name of sexual harassment and violence, spearheading the important missing conversations around…
Up-Close with a Dalit woman candidate running for office this #LokSabhaElections One strong mid-week highlight of a high-powered Lok Sabha elections season, besides that highly publicized non-political interview that…
Dimple Yadav notwithstanding, women are rarely seen as promising candidates by most political parties and the leaders at the helm. A report on the skewed Math, from interior U.P., as…
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Right Here, Right Now: Jan Jaati Status
द्वारा खबर लहरिया April 23, 2019The Kol Adivasi community of Chitrakoot declares a strike on voting rights until their demands from the early 90’s are met A bubbling-under resistance movement is brewing strong…
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Dispatch from Bundelkhand: The Dalit Vote
द्वारा खबर लहरिया April 15, 2019From amidst the bylanes of bastis duly visited every five years, Khabar Lahariya conjures up an atmospheric exit poll from the hinterland There is a brick waterway, perhaps…
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The Unspoken Dynamics between Seva & Mewa
द्वारा खबर लहरिया April 5, 2019Khabar Lahariya vox-pops the Adivasi women of a hamlet in Chitrakoot, on the upcoming elections Bargadh village in Mau tehsil in Chitrakoot is large and bustling, especially for a town…