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Fighting patriarchy: Story of a proud father

Fighting patriarchy: Story of a proud father
A collection of glittering trophies outshine the overused utensils and torn bedsheet in Lal Bahadur’s shanty. A resident of Asha’s V. P. Singh camp, Lal Bahadur proudly shows the medals to people who visit him, telling them that his eldest daughter Sandhya has received these. A native of Arrah district of Bhojpur, Bihar, Lal Bahadur…
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Chandan on his new journey

Chandan on his new journey
Little would one realize that the quiet and soft-spoken Chandan was the Asha topper with a whopping score of 89% (A grade) in class 12. Hailing from Jeevan Nagar slum colony, 19-year-old Chandan is the son of a daily wage labourer and the eldest amongst three siblings. Chandan’s tryst with Asha began about fourteen years…
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Workshop on menstrual hygiene at Asha by Macquarie Global Limited

Workshop on menstrual hygiene at Asha by Macquarie Global Limited
It is not inappropriate to talk about menstruation! It is not wrong to express your menstrual cramps! To clear the doubts and fight the menstrual taboos in our society, the team from Macquarie Global Limited’s Gurugram office along with the Asha Team conducted a workshop on the menstrual hygiene in Kalkaji slum community on June…
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Dr Kiran congratulates Chandan on joining research program in Canberra

Dr Kiran congratulates Chandan on joining research program in Canberra
In Melbourne, Australia against a backdrop of the city lights, Australian Friends of Asha and Dr Kiran Martin congratulated Chandan Singh as he undertakes a three-month research program in Mathematics at the Australian National University in Canberra. [caption id="attachment_3979" align="aligncenter" width="448"] (L) Mahinder, Chandan, Dr Richard and Dr Kiran Martin (R)[/caption] Dr Kiran informed the…
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