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Dalit Women Wait To Till Their Lands In Gujarat

Ahmedabad: “We were happy -- we wouldn’t have to work in others’ fields anymore. We were going to be farmers,” says Daksha Ben Babu Bhai Parmar, … Dalit…

Lakshmi Ben (extreme right in a red saree) and other women from Rajgadh village received land under the Santhani scheme but do not have the means to prepare their land for agriculture. All Photos/ Meenakshi Kapoor

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Anuradha Govindan, a trans woman, underwent sex reassignment surgery at a private clinic in Kerala. Trans persons in the state struggle to access affordable and gender affirmative healthcare in the state. Photo credit: Anuradha Govindan

How Kerala is A Long Way Off In Gender Affirmative Healthcare For Trans Persons

Thiruvananthapuram: Anuradha Govindan of Kannur, 38, waited for thirty years to embrace her identity as a transwoman. Before she was able to live the life she … How Kerala is A Long Way Off In…

Kanchan Kolipatel, a widow with no sons, has been denied her rights to a share in her marital property since 1995/ All photos: Aarefa Johari

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How Kerala is A Long Way Off In Gender Affirmative Healthcare For Trans Persons

Thiruvananthapuram: Anuradha Govindan of Kannur, 38, waited for thirty years to embrace her identity as a transwoman. Before she was able to live the life she … How Kerala is A Long Way Off In…