My Rendezvous with Udupi
By Bulbuli Mukherjee On October 28th, I set out for my sojourn. The destination was Udupi, a town in the southwest state of Karnataka. When I was first informed about my trip to this place, I was thrilled. The excitement was growing thanks to my colleagues and friends who well informed me about the salubrious [...]
Women & Mental Health – Bell Bajao! for Behl Sisters
The case of the Noida sisters is one of great tragedy, especially for the contemporary Indian society. Several articles and publications are exploring the reasons as to why two well educated adult women would abandon society and self preservation in the solitary confinement of their home. HT CITY has criticized the general apathy among neighbours [...]
The Crime of Ignorance/Neglect
MSC STUDENTS SUICIDE Engineer denies marital discord Mumbai: An engineer from Andheri, arrested for abetting his wifes suicide, told police officials on Friday that there were no problems in their marriage. Liyakat Sayyed (32),the accused,was employed with a private firm in Chakala while his wife,Kadambari Bhosale,was doing her MSc. Kadambari hanged herself from a ceiling [...]
“The Weather Couldn’t Bring Down the Spirits against Domestic Violence”
Amrita travelled with the video van as a Breakthrough volunteer during the video van movement in New Delhi. In this blog, she shares her experience with how the van is received by women in college and general public in other parts of Delhi.
In her wonderland…
Read about Piali’s adventure with the video van in Uttar Pradesh.
Bell Bajao! Video Van – A Successful Take Off from Kanpur
Check out all the action in the winter launch of the Bell Bajao! Video Van in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
The Barricades in the Bourgeoisie
A life in the educated, peaceful upper middle class family in the urban area, more so, in the country’s capital will seem to so not be the focus of any feminist study. After all, you see little girls being welcomed into the family with expensive pink cradles as there would have been blue ones for [...]
International Conference on “Women and Mental Health”, 28th-30th, Mangalore, October 2010
International Conference on “Women and Mental Health”, 28th-30th October 2010, Mangalore was organized by School of Social Work, Roshini Nilaya (Mangalore) and Flinders University (Australia) and supported by University Grants Commission, Breakthrough, UNODC, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, National Institute of Mental & Neuro Sciences( NIMHANS)and Antarang. In the conference, more than 300 people [...]
"Killing me softly with his song"
Does a girl have to face fewer challenges than a boy in terms of studies, career and finding a job? Then, why this extra challenge of equipping herself to face another human being?
Vatsalaya Mela in Dilli Haat
VATSALYA MELA is organized by Ministry of Women and Child Development(MCWD) and National Commission for Women (NCW) in partnership with civil society organizations like Breakthrough to create a public platform to highlight the issue of Women’s rights through interpersonal communication, information dissemination, awareness building for further action to create a just and peaceful society for women.
