By Harleen Walia The country is going through quite a tough time with self-isolation leading to social distancing. Many issues are knocking at the doors of people, with one major …
By Harleen Walia More than 700 million women menstruate every day, yet there is a global barrier to manage their periods. The social stigma and taboos attached to menstrual cycle …
By Harleen Walia Over the past 20 years, there has been a substantial increase in our knowledge of the hereditary diseases. Specifically, several variants of genetic genes have been found …
By Harleen Walia In 2018, in a survey conducted by the Government, it was found that about 3% women had undergone hysterectomy which is an operation to remove a woman’s …
Harleen Walia (July, 2019) Looking at the rise of incidents of sexual abuse and sexual assault, India undoubtedly is one of the most unsafe country in the world for solo …
Harleen Walia (July, 2019) The dominant Thakor community once again surprised people by banning the cell phones for unmarried women’s in 12 villages of Gujarat. The “unanimous” diktat was passed …
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