The Unseen India

The mainstream focuses on taking out policies and laws that are in favor  of women. They are suggested to take stand and taken action for them but in reality, it is really tough for them to raise their voices because the power (from permission to go out to which type vegetable will be cooked) lies with their husbands . At the same time, the behavior  of men is not hereditary but acquired from male dominated society. Hence the change at covert and overt behavior  can be brought, through continuous and constant efforts by making the patriarchal to gender equal society.    So from January 2010, Halo Medical Foundation has started a unique project called Mahila Shastitkarn (Women’s Empowerment). The model works with men (perpetrator) then it would help to curbing down the domestic violence because it helps to create awareness against violent acts on their spouses. It focuses on working with men through counselling, guiding, conducting group discussions and act...

“Why you have come to us ? Many people has come and gone but nobody have sympathy for us.” It was welcome note for me by them. They consider rest of the society as evil to them and for that they have valid reason also which we may not deny. From 2 to 3 Kms from Tuljapur town, there is place named Tuljapur(Khurd) and at the outermost area of Tuljapur (khurd) this Pardhi people lives. There are 40 households living over there with population of 150 people. They are living on land of government from last 20 years and asking government to register that land on their names but no body is listening to them. Talking about history, They were marked as CRMINAL TRIBE. This sin is still attached with them. But this title was given to them by britishers to justify their invasion in Pardhi’s Forest. Children of Pardhi Community at Tuljapur Livelihood: The badge of criminal tribe is making their livelihood difficult. and the people who are getting employment that also is not cert...

Fair skin and marriage to good and handsome boy are complimentary in nature…………. The first step of arranged marriage was taking place in the village where I was doing my field work. Yes, there is nothing different about it. As I came back from the field, I had to sit outside till all the discussion took place. I guess that it did not go well because the girl did not match the beauty parameter of our society. After few days of this incident, on the occasion of  festival called Makarsankranti  (onwards the days become longer than night) I did wear sari and go to temple like every girl in the village did One statement that crossed my heart and can remember vividly was that, “ with this fair skin, you will get good husband and in-laws”. I acknowledged that I have fair skin, but never cared about it. My aim from childhood was get job about which I am passionate. If society is taking only the skin color into consideration then it is looking down on the other talent that th...