By Poorvi Gupta Nine women from across India have set out for one of the most adventurous and life-altering trips of their lives. They started from Delhi on May 12 for a small village of Munsiyari near Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand. It takes about 10 hours of car-ride from Haldwani,Continue Reading
The Legislature and the Judiciary have failed to provide respect to women in societyContinue Reading
Aijaz Nazir Srinagar: Unaware of the tragedy that happened to his family, five-year-old Rohit Koul played in the courtyard while his three elder siblings sat in a dimly lit room of their house in Lavdoora village, in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The children have not spoken much after their mother,Continue Reading
Nigel Britto There’s the soft scent of a tango wafting through the corridors of Don Bosco oratory. In a small hall on its first floor, a bespectacled conductor, violin in hand, instructs 30-odd children seated neatly in rows. Lifting their bows, they begin to play again, a rhythm reminiscent moreContinue Reading
St Ann’s High School was started when educating girls was unheard ofContinue Reading
The complex can accommodate up to 3,000 worshipers and is the largest Russian Orthodox Church in the region,Continue Reading
When 90-year-old Maakka wrote her first examination at her hamlet in Wayanad recently, little did she know that she was becoming part of a” literacy programme that may bring revolutionary changes in the life of tribals in Kerala. The nonagenarian, a native of Ambalakkunnu settlement at Muppainad, was one amongContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata: Until the other day these women were just ordinary village girls or housewives of “bhodro” (respectful) Bengali or Santali families, but today they are ‘women of light.’ A group of village women is able to earn their living and prove their worth after they wentContinue Reading
Father Varghese Payyappilly founded the Sisters of the DestituteContinue Reading
Imphal: A Manipuri man, who went missing 40 years ago, has finally returned home, thanks to YouTube. Khomdram Gambhir Singh on April 19 embraced and hugged his family in Imphal, capital of the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, which he left in 1978 after separating from his wife. He hadContinue Reading