Athar Parvaiz
Athar Parvaiz is a Srinagar-based journalist.
June 11, 2018
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Women bear brunt of poor healthcare in rural Kashmir

Healthcare infrastructure is poor in rural areas of Kashmir, and it particularly affects the women, who have to rush to Srinagar to get proper medical attention, as there is a dire shortage of gynecologists in the districts

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May 30, 2018
Children in the poorer parts of rural India do not have much to look forward to (Photo by Billy Cedeno)
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The grey and grim hues of rural India

In travelling to the less fortunate parts of the countryside, it is difficult to come to terms with the stark poverty, squalid living conditions and bleak prospects of the young living in the neglected parts of our country

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April 24, 2017
The pensive look of Devati Durua asks many questions. (Photo by Basudev Mahapatra)
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Interventions to stop child marriages raise hopes in Odisha

The practice of underage marriage is acute in the tribal-dominated southern and southwestern parts of Odisha, but interventions on the ground are planting the seeds of change among adolescent girls and their parents

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April 21, 2017
Child marriages are prevalent in many parts of India. (Photo by Naga Rick)
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Breaking the norm of child marriage an uphill task in Uttar Pradesh

A detailed baseline study conducted in seven districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh shows that underage marriages are still widely prevalent, particularly in disadvantaged communities, and this practice holds back girls from realizing their full potential

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