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  1. A bride from the Saraniya community attends rituals on the eve of her wedding at Wadia village in the western Indian state of Gujarat March 10, 2012. REUTERS/Amit Dave

    Does marriage stop prostitution? Indian village thinks so

    26 April 2012 14:44 BST | Comments (1)

    nita-bhalla | The Word on Women

    Will marriage end one Indian village's age-old practice of pimping its women?

  2. Indian ashram turns to clean energy in sustainability push

    13 April 2012 12:58 BST | Comments (12)

    Roli Mahajan | Climate Conversations

    From solar refrigeration to zero-waste schemes, Muni Seva Ashram has become an Indian sustainability model

  3. Social activist Anna Hazare displays a note from the Indian government to his supporters as former Indian police officer and social worker Kiran Bedi watches during a campaign against corruption in New Delhi April 9, 2011. REUTERS/Parivartan Sharma

    "I did not grow up to be a wife"

    14 March 2012 13:54 GMT | Comments (0)

    katie-nguyen | The Word on Women

    Fearless and revolutionary, India's first female police officer Kiran Bedi has become a role model for women leaders in her ...

  4. A woman washes clothes in a sugarcane field in Junnar, 165 km (104 miles) southeast of Mumbai, August 18, 2009.REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe

    Family planning and the romance of a better life in India's Bihar state

    13 March 2012 12:06 GMT | Comments (0)

    katie-nguyen | The Word on Women

    Video commercial shows couples the benefits of family planning

  5. An employee fills a vehicle with petrol at a fuel station in Jammu. January 12, 2011. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta

    India's incredible gender gap

    12 March 2012 14:59 GMT | Comments (0)

    Uma Lele | The Word on Women

    Given India’s tremendous economic growth in the past decade how can it be true that so many are malnourished? writes Uma Lele

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