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Anup Soni remembrs ‘Dadisa’ Surekha Sikri on her birth anniversary: She was a legend

A still from Balika Vadhu featuring Anup Soni, Surekha Sikri and Smita Bansal.

Updated on Apr 18, 2023 11:43 pm IST

Double, double toil and trouble

Rahul Bose says he’s come to a point in his career where he doesn’t feel the need to wow anyone

Updated on Jul 05, 2020 08:17 am IST

‘Kranti’ against child marriage in a village in UP’s Bahraich

The Class 10 student of Acharya Ramesh Chandra Inter College said she came to know about her family’s plans for her marriage earlier this month.

Updated on Aug 14, 2019 10:29 am IST

Fewer child grooms than brides, but boys need saving as well

At least 115 million boys and men around the world were married as children, shows data on child grooms from 82 countries.

Published on Jun 09, 2019 04:28 am IST

Education, jobs can stop population growth

Education, jobs can stop population growth

Updated on Apr 14, 2019 12:20 pm IST

‘1 in every 5 girls in UP is a child bride’

Five districts of UP are among the top 50 in terms of child marriage prevalence in the country.

Published on Feb 13, 2019 01:46 pm IST

Uttarakhand HC asks government to appoint officers to check child marriages in districts

The Uttarakhand High Court at Nainital.

Published on Dec 21, 2018 03:49 pm IST

Facebook under fire after man auctions teen daughter online in South Sudan

The highest bidder was a man three times the 17-year-old’s age.

Updated on Nov 21, 2018 08:47 pm IST

Elon Musk calls Thai cave rescuer ‘child rapist who took a 12-year-old bride’

Elon Musk had in July also called British diver Unsworth a “pedo” in a tweet.

Updated on Sept 05, 2018 06:55 pm IST

Excerpt: Infinite Variety; A History of Desire in India by Madhavi Menon

Hairy tale: Mallika Sarabhai as Draupadi in a production of the Mahabharata in 1989. This is the pivotal vastra-haran scene after which Draupadi vows to only ever tie up her hair after she has bathed it in the blood of Dushasana, the Kaurava who attempted to disrobe her.

Updated on Jul 06, 2018 10:23 pm IST

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