One of the major objectives of this study was to suggest required advocacy steps for policy and practice change aimed at campaigning for promotion and nurture of rain

Change in the size of a population takes place due to births, deaths and migration.

Both as a concept and as a rallying point for gender-based concerns, the emergence of reproductive choice is a relatively new phenomenon in the area of population policy. For decades on end, population policy had been primarily, if not solely, concerned with the regulation and control of human fe

As women become more involved in public life and break patriarchal control in the process, they also deal with the backlash of cultural, traditional and religious reaction. Various interpretations of Muslim law are promoted by different groups in the struggle over women's rights.

Should we fear the destruction of our culture because a 30-year-old woman from Chandigarh plans to `rent' her womb?

Child abuse manifests itself in several forms and dimensions - physical exploitation (child labour), emotional trauma (child prostitution) and marital harassment (child marriage).