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7,000 Maharashtra Villages Abolish Discriminatory Customs Against Widows
- Sunday April 6, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A tide of social change has gradually risen in Maharashtra's rural belt, with more than 7,000 villages declaring that they have abolished customs and rituals which distress widows and discriminate against them.
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This Ad On Arranged Marriages Has Everyone Talking
- Thursday December 31, 2015
- Offbeat | Written by Amrita Kohli
A new ad that questions the conventions surrounding arranged marriages in India has hit all the right notes with social media. The ad, shared online on December 29, has already received over 2.9 lakh views and 67,000 shares on Facebook and 1.9 lakh views on YouTube, along with rave reviews.
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How These Chennai Schoolchildren Help Get Beggars Off Streets
- Wednesday October 7, 2015
- Chennai News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin
Till last year 55-year-old Saroja, a widow, used to beg on the streets of Chennai to raise her orphaned grandchildren. Now she is a roadside vendor, selling fashion accessories at a bus stop in Perambur.
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www.ndtv.com
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7,000 Maharashtra Villages Abolish Discriminatory Customs Against Widows
- Sunday April 6, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A tide of social change has gradually risen in Maharashtra's rural belt, with more than 7,000 villages declaring that they have abolished customs and rituals which distress widows and discriminate against them.
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www.ndtv.com
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This Ad On Arranged Marriages Has Everyone Talking
- Thursday December 31, 2015
- Offbeat | Written by Amrita Kohli
A new ad that questions the conventions surrounding arranged marriages in India has hit all the right notes with social media. The ad, shared online on December 29, has already received over 2.9 lakh views and 67,000 shares on Facebook and 1.9 lakh views on YouTube, along with rave reviews.
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www.ndtv.com
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How These Chennai Schoolchildren Help Get Beggars Off Streets
- Wednesday October 7, 2015
- Chennai News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin
Till last year 55-year-old Saroja, a widow, used to beg on the streets of Chennai to raise her orphaned grandchildren. Now she is a roadside vendor, selling fashion accessories at a bus stop in Perambur.
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www.ndtv.com