Gondia: It’s the beginning of May in the central Indian city of Gondia, and despite the crushing heat, it seems like the entire town has come to the train station. Doctors, nurses, journalists and politicians all gather under a tent to await a very unusual arrival: the Lifeline Express. ThereContinue Reading

Champaran: A woman from Champaran has decided to plant 700 saplings on Thursday, the day she gets married, to make her wedding a memorable one. Kiran (25) wants to gift her village – Majhar village in East Champaran’s Turkaulia block, around 170km northwest of Patna – a clean environment. “GirlsContinue Reading

In the prosperous district of Kannur in one of India’s most prosperous states, Kerala, Eramangalathu Chitralekha, 39, was the first Dalit woman to drive an autorickshaw in 2005. Her new profession immediately angered the upper castes, who taunted her and threatened violence. One day, that year, her autorickshaw was setContinue Reading