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Why India’s Heat Plans And Funding Must Go Beyond Crisis Response
Despite rising temperatures, India's fragmented approach to heat financing leaves solutions stuck in reactive mode. We spoke to experts to understand…
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Saumya Kalia
A Brief History Of Who Governs India's Forests
This week in BehanVox: stories of women agri entrepreneurs cultivating forest foods in Tamil Nadu, 'rescue raids' displace sex workers in Mumbai's…
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We’re Taking the Historical Route With News Stories. Here’s Why
In Postscript, we reflect on the editorial choices we make and abandon. Plus all things behind the scenes
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In Drought-Hit Karur, One Woman Builds A Climate-Resilient Food Forest
As climate change alters agriculture and the lives of people, women like Saroja Kumar lead efforts to craft resilience solutions such as food forests
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How India’s Forest Governance Is Increasingly Loaded Against Forest Dwelling Communities
From Uttarakhand to Karnataka, forest officials are violently evicting forest dwelling communities, disregarding their rights to the forests and its…
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Shreya Raman
To Find A Hostel Of One's Own
This week in BehanVox: women in Kochi's coastal villages contend with tidal flooding, UK parliament votes to decriminalise abortion, and more
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From a Satyashodhak Ceremony In Nagpur To a Quiet Rebellion In An Iranian Film
This month in Postcards: notes on relishing phalse berries, recipes for sukat chutney and pulusu, Celine Song's cinema, and more
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The Curious Tale of Central Government's Intercaste Marriage Scheme
This week in BehanVox: India's gender gap widens, Umar Khalid writes about hope and captivity from Tihar Jail, and more
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Intercaste Marriage Support Scheme, Key To Social Change, Is Floundering
It was an incentive to promote social integration and support intercaste couples who often deal with familial and social opposition. Now the Centre has…
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Priyanka Tupe
Mallipoo, Mupathu, Mupathu! The Lives of Chennai's Women Flowersellers
This week in BehanVox: a unique survey from Kerala on gender based violence, the comeback of Tamil singer Chinmayi, and more
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Inside The Lives, Labour And Trials Of Chennai’s Women Flowersellers
Women occupy the last and least profitable rung of the trade even as they battle precarity, heat, exhaustion and eviction
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The Occasional Streaks Of Rebellion Within Women's Magazines
This week in BehanVox: why TV news lost the plot during the India-Pakistan conflict, gender divide in the upcoming South Korean elections, and more
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