by YGB | Nov 20, 2020 | Global News
By Manveena Suri, CNN Ananya was 15 when she watched her older sister marry a man she barely knew.Her sister was 19 years old at the time, and had only met her new husband once before, a few months earlier. They’d talked a handful of times on the phone.”My...
by YGB | Oct 4, 2020 | Global News
Former students are taking illegal and often dangerous jobs in India and other developing countries, potentially rolling back years of progress in social mobility and public health. By Jeffrey Gettleman and Suhasini Raj via The New York Times TUMAKURU, India — Every...
by YGB | Sep 29, 2020 | Global News
via BBC.com A 19-year-old Dalit (formerly untouchable) woman has died after she was allegedly gang raped by four upper-caste men, sparking outrage in India. The woman was admitted to a hospital in Delhi two weeks ago with several serious injuries. The attack occurred...
by YGB | Sep 21, 2020 | Global News
by Soutik Biswas via BBC.comIndia correspondent India is approaching the ninth month of the coronavirus pandemic with more than five million confirmed cases – the second-highest in the world after the US – and more than 80,000 reported deaths. Infection is...
by YGB | Sep 21, 2020 | Global News
By CNS Description automatically generatedAdolescence or teenage is that critical phase when one transitions from childhood to adulthood. It is marked by important biological changes and the onset of puberty. This ‘growing up’ is also about experiencing the joys and...
by YGB | Jul 28, 2020 | Global News
Via BBC.com Quibbles over who does the housework during the recent coronavirus lockdown have brought the gender politics of India’s homes into the open, writes the BBC’s Geeta Pandey in Delhi. Housework in India usually involves a lot of heavy lifting....
