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Geeta Meghwal’s decision to study science in a boys’ school, so as to follow her dreams, has prompted many girls to opt for science education (Photo by Rakhee Roytalukdar)

Girls in rural Rajasthan show zeal for science

Revival of their traditional embroidery has helped the Lambadi women augment their household income and prevent migration (Photo by Jency Samuel)

Revival of Lambadi embroidery stems migration

Qualified and specially trained nurses man primary healthcare AMRIT clinics in villages that lack access to hospitals (Photo courtesy Basic HealthCare Services)

Nursing the underserved to health in rural Rajasthan

Overcoming odds, women sought help under bank linkage program and took to turkey rearing as a viable livelihood (Photo by Dhruba Das Gupta)

Bengal women find viable livelihood in turkey

Carrying water is a constant chore for women in rural areas (Photo by Daniel Bachhuber)

Ujjwala and waterwheels: reducing women’s drudgery

Teenaged Santhal girls Bitti Mardi, Malati Hansda and Arpita Murmu have taken to football, defying traditions and opposition, hopeful of a better future (Photo by Gurvinder Singh)

Santhal girls shatter social taboo playing football

Women, such as Mokshamma of Madya Nisedha Andolana, have been demanding prohibition since 2016 (Photo by Madya Nishedha Andolana)

Village women up in arms against alcoholism

Nutrition gardens, such as the one cultivated by Alladini Bhanda and her husband Ashok in Ratanpur village, supply diverse and nutritious vegetables at no cost (Photo by Basudev Mahapatra)

Odisha women fight malnutrition with backyard gardens

Villagers in Murshidabad prefer girls as they can start rolling beedis at a very young age, adding to the family income (Photo by Gurvinder Singh)

Beedi rolling robs Murshidabad girls of their childhood

Health assistants check women from remote areas with no access to hospitals staying in the pre-confinement maternity home (Photo by Rakhi Ghosh)

Maternity homes provide safe haven to tribal women

Tribal women in southern Rajasthan have gained confidence to take collective action and get government entitlements due to them (Photo by Priyanka Jain)

Tribal women in Rajasthan assert citizen rights

Alladin’s parents advised her to wait till she turned 18, following a resolution by the Gond Tribal Samaj to ban child marriages (Photo by Rakhi Ghosh)

Child marriage ban helps Gond girls pursue dreams

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