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Breathing Movement and Words: Rethinking Trauma-Informed SEL and CSE for Our Girls

In India’s secondary schools, discussions about mental health, violence, or sexuality are often minimal due to stigma, despite high need. Urban adolescent girls from low-income communities frequently encounter traumatic experiences – a national study by the Ministry of Women and Child Development found that 2 out of 3 children had faced physical abuse and half of all children had suffered sexual or emotional abuse

Demonetisation

Another Policy, Same Mistake: The GST Rate Cut Echoes Demonetisation’s Flaws

The demand will shift further from the unorganised to the organised sector. This, will accelerate the decline of the unorganised sector leading to loss of employment and incomes and decline in demand.

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Whose Bodies, Whose Choices? Postpartum Contraceptive Coercion and the Regulation of Marginalized Women’s Fertility in India

A woman who had recently given birth to her first child at a government hospital in Delhi was distraught to discover that she had been fitted with an IUD without her knowledge and prior consent. Her appeals for help to ease her discomfort and pain as a result of the insertion of the device were disparaged, and she was asked to seek further treatment at a private facility.

India-US: Yoga Diplomacy

India-USA: Yoga Diplomacy in Silicon Valley

India’s strong endorsement of Yoga as a ‘ubiquitous cultural export’ did not emerge overnight. Rather, it stems from the country’s century-long association with this revered practice. The foundations of Yoga can be traced back to Vedic and pre-Vedic era, with its mention in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, which classify the elements of Yoga into eight limbs. 

Fellows blog list & Details: YWLPPF Young Women Leaders in Public Policy Fellowship- Cohort 3.0

Fellows List & Details: YWLPPF Young Women Leaders in Public Policy Fellowship- Cohort 3.0 | Theme: Women Leading Change Across Sectors and Scales

YWLPPF Young Women Leaders in Public Policy Fellowship- Cohort 3.0 | Theme: Women Leading Change Across Sectors and Scales | An Online National Monsoon & Autumn School Program | A Three-Month Online Immersive Introductory Leadership Certificate Training Fellowship Program | July-September 2025 |…

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