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Woman in Charge: Gram Sabha

Woman in Charge: Gram Sabha

Tara wished she could speak more at these meetings, but there were important people here. She had to make a good impression.

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Woman in Charge: Water

Tara had just discovered an ugly truth. This man, this public servant, was flaunting his corruption. She didn’t want him to win.

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Woman in Charge: Wood

This, the steep path to the forest, was their brief escape to a world free of judgment.

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Woman in Charge: Mela

Girls, whose bodies had widened, gyrated and swayed, performing in ways society wouldn’t otherwise allow.

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Woman in Charge: Picking

As the women sat together, they picked the leaves off the branches, leaving only the tiny buds that now smelled ripe with intoxication.

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Woman in Charge: Dreams

At this moment, more than anything, she wished she too could giggle and laugh and read words and whisper secrets.

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Woman in Charge: Mother

At times like these, Tara missed the gentle music of her village, which was so unlike this town.

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Woman in Charge: Respect

Hair that shined in the morning light, ruddy cheeks, small eyes, and full lips. Their gaze, she knew, rested on her.

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Woman in Charge: Pradhan

‘Woman in Charge’ is a new series, based on true events, that explores the life of a female Pradhan in a Kumaoni village.