Full marks for changing lives Young women, who could barely read or write until a few years ago, can now converse fluently and confidently, dabble in creative writing and use the computer, thanks to the residential schools set up the the HRD ministry. Tarannum tracks their remarkable progress.
'I'm just here for survival' Daulatdia, in Bangladesh, is one of the largest brothels in the world - a village of 1,600 women who sell sex to 3,000 men every day.
Emotions in embroidery Uma Ananth meets embroidery artiste Shashikala Bayar whose artwork adorns the covers of some popular Kannada novels.
A brush with life The world is obsessed with putting people in narrow boxes and labelling them. I do not believe in such pre-conceived slots, says actor, singer and painter Suchitra Krishnamoorthi.
Embroidery artiste Shashikala Bayar, whose artwork adorns the covers of some popular Kannada novels.
