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Bombay High Court has ruled that a child's caste identity must reflect their lived social reality, not just lineage. The bench held that administrative records exist to reflect reality, not to fossilize a false identity.
Recent incidents from a folk singer's mockery of Golma Devi at Nainath Mela to BJP MLA Bahadur Singh Koli's sexist comparison of BJP budgets as "birth of a son" and Congress budgets as "birth of a daughter" in the Assembly, highlight persistent patriarchal bias and insult to daughters in public discourse.
Kanchan Bai, a Dalit Anganwadi worker sacrificed her life to save 20 children. When a swarm of bees attacked, she covered the kids with a tarpaulin and stood as a human shield.
Survivor playing with her puppy, Birju
Despite being a key statutory institution mandated to provide immediate institutional support, including grievance redressal, counselling, crisis intervention, and coordination with authorities, the DCW has reportedly remained physically inaccessible and operationally defunct for a prolonged period. (File Image)
The women are currently undergoing regular training under the supervision of Mamta Kumari, the nodal officer for the Pink Bus Service in the state’s Transport Department.
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The judgment empowers countless rural women in customary 'Nata Vivah' unions by affirming their legal entitlement to family pensions, bypassing bureaucratic hurdles and ensuring economic independence post their husband's death.
A young Kuki woman who survived abduction & gang rape during the May 2023 ethnic violence succumbed to complications from her injuries on 10 Jan in Guwahati.
Patil alleged inaction by police in both Gujarat and Rajasthan, as well as local authorities, leaving her in constant fear for her life. The alleged assault occurred about two-and-a-half to three months ago at the Pandav Bhawan premises within the center.
Father Sanjay Kumar said, "We wanted a son, and some of our elder daughters also wished for a brother. This is my eleventh child, and I already have 10 daughters."
The protest, organised as a Jantar Mantar dharna–pradarshan, brought together student groups, political workers, and rights activists.
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