#FIELDSTORIES: Back to Where She Started From…
Konda Mallepally is a prosperous village in Nalgonda District of Telangana State, India. It is located 100 KM towards the southeast of Hyderabad. Being at a
Konda Mallepally is a prosperous village in Nalgonda District of Telangana State, India. It is located 100 KM towards the southeast of Hyderabad. Being at a
Mongiben has been paralyzed in the right hand ever since she was a child. She learned to function like anyone else despite her disability –
A distraught Vasanthi walked out of her home with only the clothes that she was wearing. She walked 5 km to the next village, travelled
Take it from Lilaben when she says travel is not all fun and games as she makes her way back to Gujarat all the way
The empty village streets have started to fill up with people, shops are slowly coming back into business, farming season is looking possible and other
Rina Saha born 1964 in an upper-middle-class family in West Bengal was unwanted for no fault of hers. She was a girl... In spite of
Sadla, a quaint little village with scorching heat and a total of 295 households, according to 2011 census, lies at the border of Surendranagar and
Sharda met with an accident a decade ago compromising her mobility severely – she is incapacitated in her left leg. Sharda has not been able
Farzanaben is from Bajana – a village in Surendranagar district of Gujarat. She and her husband with their 5 children live in a one-room house
Neelima was an agricultural labourer who would go to nearby farming villages – close to at least half an hour away – to work on fields. For
One sector which has seen severe and massive disruption due to lockdown is the agricultural sector – the shutting down of the entire country coinciding
Shardaben is from a village called Savlas in Patdi, Gujarat. Ten months before the lockdown, the 55 year old woman moved to Sanand – close
While it has affected everyone, the communities who were already economically and socially vulnerable have taken the hardest hit in terms of employment during this
Champa, a 32 year old, had to leave her marital home due to continuous physical, mental and sexual abuse by her husband and his family.
Pavitra, got married at a young age. She is now 30; already 12 years into her marriage and has an 11 year old son. From
It hasn’t been easy for Aarti to do her work during this lockdown. A frontline service provider during this pandemic, for being an ASHA worker,
Jyoti is a 37 year old – a single mother and a survivor of domestic violence from a village in Patan district, Gujarat. She recently,
For construction having emerged as the fastest growing industry in India, it absorbs a lot of migrants from rural areas. It is also true that
There are over 70 shelter homes in Assam and yet, homelessness looms large for women seeking shelter due to a mix of fear, confusion and
At this critical time, Vangadhra village in Vinchhiya Taluka of Rajkot district is in the hands of a fierce and young leader. Shobhnaben, the 30
At this critical time, Vangadhra village in Vinchhiya Taluka of Rajkot district is in the hands of a fierce and young leader. Shobhnaben, the 30
Kamla, an ASHA worker was married off at age 14. Four years later her husband died of a kidney infection, leaving her widowed at 18 years
Dipti is an ASHA supervisor in a village in Sidhpur - a block in the Patan district of Gujarat. She got married when she was
A woman was referred to the Mahila Sahayata Kendra on 5th of March, 2020 for having attempted suicide. She drank poison and was brought to
When faced with mammoth issues, it’s not always easy to zoom in and examine the situation at a macro level. While we practice distancing to