Rekha’s Story {India}

Rekha’s Story {India}

I was brought up in a good Hindu family. We went to the temple a few times a week to pray and give offerings to the gods and eat prasaad (a fruit or a sweet that has been sacrificed to the idols). In our home, we had a small pooja room for worshiping the different...
The Girl with No Birthday

The Girl with No Birthday

[Author’s Note: Gender discrimination (treating boys and girls differently) has been a common practice worldwide for thousands and thousands of years. In recent times, many countries have worked hard at giving the same educational and vocational opportunities to girls...