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No Matter What It’s Called, These Indian Teens Want Sex Ed

By Veda M. ● Teen Voices ● August 10, 2016

In a country where censors omit kissing scenes in movies, young people have a tough time getting information. My friend Rashi, 18, who got married last month, confesses that as a “good girl,” she knew nothing about sex before marriage.

In India, Schoolgirls Look Forward to Self-Defense Classes

By Veda M. & Sakuntala Narasimhan ● Crime & Law ● February 15, 2016

One girl says the self-defense training makes her feel more able to “escape an attacker.” Other girls like the training, but think boys also need to be taught to treat girls with more respect.

Indian Teens Need the ‘Dark Is Beautiful’ Message

By Veda M. & Por Alison Bowen ● Teen Voices ● June 10, 2015

One of my friends is a great badminton player but her mother limits her time playing in the sun in case it darkens her skin. I myself see the ads on TV that suggest a girl like me, with brown skin, will have trouble finding a husband.

Girls in India Contend With Generation Gap

By Veda M. & Por Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● May 22, 2015

For girls in India, times are changing, pulling us in the opposite direction, often, from our parents’ hopes and expectations. Here’s a look at a few girls I know. Some are fighting tradition. Others are gracefully bending to the ways of their parents and grandparents.

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