Ajitha Menon, Author at The Better India

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A Government Programme in Kerala Is Turning Women into Agripreneurs

27 Feb 2016 7 Min Read

A Fibre Sheet Has Revolutionised the Way of Cooking in West Bengal’s Villages

20 Feb 2016 7 Min Read

Kerala’s Nursery For Future Women Politicians

22 Nov 2015 8 Min Read

Why Nobody Would Dare Exploit These Marginalised Women from Kerala

26 Oct 2015 8 Min Read

When 13 Tribal Girls Started a Micro Credit Venture & Led Their Families to Better Lives

20 Oct 2015 7 Min Read

How 32 Youth Groups Are Fighting Hunger in Rural West Bengal

21 Sep 2015 7 Min Read

Muslim Girls As Young As 14 Are Giving Family Planning Lessons In Their Village In Bihar

27 Apr 2015 8 Min Read

“I realised that I would no longer be a victim of domestic violence. I had awareness & support.”

09 Mar 2015 8 Min Read

These Villagers Have Come Together To Fix Everything That Is Broken In Their Village In Bihar

02 Dec 2014 8 Min Read

Classes being conducted at a Functional Literacy Centre in Purulia. There are 2,413 women learning the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic in 108 such centres across the district. (Credit: Pradan)

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TBI Women: Village Women Educate Themselves To Manage Money

18 Jun 2012 7 Min Read

Tribal women in West Bengal

Bengal’s Tribal Women Lead Change, Ensure Food-Security and Fight Social Ills

23 May 2012 7 Min Read

Seaweed Cultivation and Mangrove Nursery Projects Bring New Hope to Women in Sunderbans

12 Jan 2012 7 Min Read

Sweeper-Actor Kailash Stages A Sanitation Success Story

31 Oct 2011 8 Min Read

Water Women: How Jyoti Nagar Turned On The Tap

25 Apr 2011 6 Min Read

Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay receiving the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for 2010

India’s Brave New Women Scientists

04 Feb 2011 7 Min Read

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