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Behind every small stall is a story of struggle, dignity, and survival.Female street vendors in Aligarh play a vital role in the informal economy while showing remarkable resilience. They support their families and communities, yet their contributions often go unnoticed. To improve their situation, there is a need for combined economic, social, and policy support. […]

A Life-Course Critique of Patriarchy Sameer Ahmad Across cultures, a woman’s youth is often seen as the most beautiful, valuable, and promising phase of her life. Popular culture, family structures, and economic systems consistently portray youth as a woman’s greatest asset. Yet there is a troubling reality: youth is also the period when women are […]

By Dr. Sabreen Asari About Author : Dr. Sabreen Asari, Public health doctor, healthcare entrepreneur, and primary care physician with the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation. Passionate about health equity, community medicine, and systems innovation. Writing to amplify the human stories behind healthcare. “Milk is not for our children,” Kalawati told us during our rural posting […]

Written By: Dr. Sabreen Asari About Author Public health doctor, healthcare entrepreneur, and primary care physician with the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation. Passionate about health equity, community medicine, and systems innovation. Writing to amplify the human stories behind healthcare. A powerful firsthand account by a rural doctor exposing how caste-based discrimination shapes food access, child […]

Written By: Sameer Ahmad The bustling streets of Mankhurd Mumbai are always full of life. It’s a slum community of daily wagers, migrant laborers, and skilled and unskilled workers. They live with their families in one-room homes. Amidst this vibrant community, we step into a small home where a woman lives with her two children. […]