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ruchira gupta, who edited an enthology titled 'River of Flesh and Other Stories: The Prostituted Women in Indian fiction', talks about how her sister was molested as child by a visiting relative.

After finishing his film obligations in Vrindavan, Kutcher made time for something else which is equally close to his heart, the cause of girls involved in illegal trafficking.

ruchira gupta, founder and president of Apne Aap Women Worldwide, was honored by the United Nations Association’s New York Chapter at the “Spring Luncheon" in New York City, last week.

Society calls them daughters of sex workers or brothel-sisters. But these 25 girls living in red light districts dream of being much more than that.

Hollywood star and activist Ashley Judd has played many roles in her life, but one of the most interesting moments was perhaps when she made a sanitary napkin.

According to her, gender inequalities are not exclusive to underdeveloped countries as women in developed or developing nations also face discrimination.

Lamenting over the deteriorating political culture and decline in principles and ideologies, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Saturday lashed out at BJP's PM pick Narendra Modi without naming him and said some leaders were raising baseless issues to create social tension.

Tripurari Sharan, director general, Doordarshan, will be making a documentary film on women trafficking.

This was felt by participants at a workshop on 'Extending socioeconomic and political roles of women' at the 'Global Summit on Changing Bihar' on Saturday. The theme was presented by SEWA Bharat chairperson Renana Jhabvala and Institute of Human Development's Amrita Datta, who noted the representation of women in legislative bodies was abysmally low but the 50% reservation in panchayati raj institutions in Bihar had the potential for improving the women's lot.

For five girls living in Munshigunj, the news of Bob Dylan's winning the Nobel prize in literature came as a pleasant surprise.

In the dingy bylane of Sonagachhi, Hollywood star Freida Pinto or Demi Moore’s name don’t ring a bell. They don’t at least for Keya Sheikh who found herself prostituted in the red light district more than a decade back.

Can a woman in a brothel feel irritated with smelly socks? That's a weird question, many would say.

Hollywood actress Ashley Judd will be in Delhi at the end of the month to take part in a three-day event on violence against women and girls.

Also, two sessions were dedicated to the role of media.ruchira gupta was in discussion with Chandrakishore Jha on 'Folk Flavour in Literature'.

India can regain its place by boosting education, free its women to join the labour force and attract companies to find new bases for manufacturing

Gender inequality begins at home and it must end, stressed visiting professor of New York University ruchira gupta here on Saturday.

KOLKATA: It was the morning of December 6, 1992. Emmy award winning filmmaker ruchira gupta, then a reporter with Business India, was standing atop a nearby roof watching the Babri mosque Ayodhya being demolished by saffron activists.