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Gagandeep Kaur is an independent journalist based in New Delhi who writes about technology, gender and development.
Sex is a taboo topic in India, but schools are nonetheless mandated to teach it. Parents with an eye on what their children might be doing on the Internet are also anxious to find ways of discussing the issue.
The popularity of novelist Ratna Vira, who writes about this common family drama, could be a sign of cultural shift. But for now, many women in India are discouraged from inheriting family property on the same basis as their brothers.
Neeru Sharma says it took passion and conviction to start her online retail outlet. That’s a message more women in India’s male-dominated and high-powered startup environment need to hear.
While women are barred from Hindu temples in some other parts of India, women in the city of Pune are studying the priesthood at two schools and conducting ceremonies. Eighth in a series on the changing role of women in India.
A cooperative bank run for and by women in Western Maharashtra understands that their borrowers need more than a loan. Sixth in a series on the changing role of women in India.