Aarefa Johari, Author at BehanBox

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Aarefa Johari

Aarefa Johari is a reporter with Scroll.in, covering work and gender.

Land rights29 Nov 2021

A Dalit women’s collective is fighting for the land it toils on, In Gujarat

Around 400 metres off the Gujarat state highway near Vautha village, along the snake-like curves of the Sabarmati river, lie nearly a hundred acres of land […]

Inequality01 Sep 2021

In Their Fight For Light Rights, Gujarat’s Women Face Long Battles

Kanchan Kolipatel is a threat. It may not be apparent from her short build, soft voice or sorrowful brown eyes. For some members of her family though, […]

Inequality26 Aug 2021

Women May Own Land In Gujarat But Men Control It

Shankuben Rabari insists she is 40 years old. She has grey hair, a deeply wrinkled face and arms dotted with the green tattoos distinctive to elderly […]