Priyanka Tupe, Author at BehanBox

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Priyanka Tupe

Priyanka Tupe is a multimedia journalist with Behanbox based in Mumbai.

Ground Reports22 Apr 2024

How Jal Jeevan Mission Left Women In Maharashtra's Hill Districts High And Dry

The taps and pipelines meant to carry water to the homes of hill-dwelling communities of the state have either not been installed or have no water supply. Women trudge miles and undertake risks to collect water

Caste31 Mar 2024

Rural Jobs Scheme Has Yet To Benefit The Most Marginalised Women Of Maharashtra

Our investigation across eight villages showed just one project available under MGNREGS, forcing women to migrate as far as Odisha in search of work

Communalism13 Mar 2024

Justice And Normalcy Are Far Dreams For Us, Say Hate Crimes Survivors

These are stories of women whose lives and livelihoods remain ruptured months after they faced sectarian violence

Care economy20 Feb 2024

Cost Of Maternal Healthcare Is Pushing Families Into Debt Trap In Maharashtra

Few women in impoverished packets of rural Maharashtra are aware of government welfare schemes or do not have the documents to access them

Caste19 Jan 2024

Why A Dalit Woman Is Demanding A Cremation Ground For Dalits In Her Village

In rural Maharashtra, landless Dalit families often struggle to find space to cremate their dead. Pramila Zombade wants that to change

Beats12 Jan 2024

What Justice for Bilkis Bano Means For Feminist Solidarity

Feminist solidarities come in all forms -- legal petitions, street protests, Whatsapp conversations, vigils and signature campaigns – as the Bilkis case shows

Beats10 Jan 2024

Why Maharashtra’s Anganwadi Workers Stir Is Spiralling Into A Livelihood Crisis

Faced with termination and loss of salary, striking Anganwadi workers in the state are living in fear and anxiety

Caste13 Dec 2023

Freedom, Enterprise And Sisterhood: What Women Find At Chaityabhumi

The annual Mahaparinirvan Din means many things for the women who throng the annual event in Mumbai to mark Dr.Ambedkar’s life and work

Freedom10 Dec 2023

Kabaddi Means More Than A Game For Women Wage Workers Of Rural Maharashtra

A unique sports event gives women from poor homes the chance to defy gender norms and find sisterhood in play

Inequality19 Nov 2023

For These Women Running Public Toilets In Mumbai, The Workday Lasts 15 Exhausting Hours

On World Toilet Day, here are the stories of two women who struggle to keep sanitation complexes in the slums of Mumbai clean and safe

Politics03 Nov 2023

Maratha Women’s Voices Missing In Public Discourse Around Reservation

Even the women who are leading pro-reservation rallies in Maharashtra are using the language of patriarchy

Financial Inclusion02 Nov 2023

Why Women In Maharashtra Are Agitated About Ration-To-Cash Switch

Ration cardholders in various parts of Maharashtra are complaining that they are being denied food grains even before cash transfers have been made to their bank accounts

Premium02 Nov 2023

For Women Hawkers In Mumbai’s Flower Market, The Day Begins In Jungles

Despite the enervating humidity of the mid-October night in Mumbai, Bhimabai Zunjure, 40, is deftly working a mound of mango leaves into neat bunches. She sits on the bridge leading to the Dadar flower market, and looks up from her work to only sell the leaves which are in high demand for the ongoing Navratri rituals.

Health12 Oct 2023

Malnutrition, Poor Rural Public Health Infrastructure Behind Infant and Maternal Deaths In Maharashtra

Sunita Sahebrao Dandekar (28), a Dalit woman from Kharvad village in Hingoli district in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra had to be rushed to Dr. Shankarrao […]

A Woman's Place Is In The Union09 Oct 2023

How A Trade Unionist Used Art To Power Her Unique Trade Union Journey

Culture is a powerful medium to collectivise and empower the working class, says the veteran union leader

A Woman's Place Is In The Union17 Sep 2023

‘I Am Furious With How State, Politicians Neglect The Poor And Marginalised'

In the bastis of east Mumbai, trade union leader Sangeeta Kamble is an ally and friend of the

LGBTQIA+25 Aug 2023

We’re Humiliated, Denied Reduced Bus Fares For Women, Say Trans women In Maharashtra

Every time they ask for the concessional tickets for women on state buses, trans women are asked to furnish gender and identity proof

Inequality17 Aug 2023

Women Waste Pickers Jeopardise Their Lives For As Little As Rs 100 A Day

In July, a woman rag picker died as her foot caught in a waste truck during a desperate scramble to find valuable scrap. Her story reveals the highly hazardous conditions in which waste pickers work for a pittance

Super Premium30 Jan 2023

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Few women in impoverished packets of rural Maharashtra are aware of government welfare schemes or do not have the documents to access them

Super Premium30 Jan 2023

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Few women in impoverished packets of rural Maharashtra are aware of government welfare schemes or do not have the documents to access them

Super Premium30 Jan 2023

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Few women in impoverished packets of rural Maharashtra are aware of government welfare schemes or do not have the documents to access them

Uncategorized30 Jan 2023

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Few women in impoverished packets of rural Maharashtra are aware of government welfare schemes or do not have the documents to access them

Super Premium Paid21 Jan 2023

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Few women in impoverished packets of rural Maharashtra are aware of government welfare schemes or do not have the documents to access them