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Reproductive Justice for Cancer Survivors in India

Reproductive Justice for Cancer Survivors in India

While most cancer medications are known to affect fertility, people diagnosed with cancer are not explained this possibility during their treatment. There is a need for ensuring that their reproductive rights and autonomy is centred in the conversation of cancer care.

BySwati Priyadarshini | May 02, 2026

Poetic Prescriptions

She Inherits Silence

She Inherits Silence

A poem that beautifully captures the lived reality of women who are told they are empowered but are quietly having to endure violence within their households.

ByMehak Chopra | Feb 15, 2026

Frames of Reality

Not Poor Enough for the Data: Inside India’s Way of Measuring Poverty

Not Poor Enough for the Data: Inside India’s Way of Measuring Poverty

The Multidimensional Poverty Index misses the reality of everyday hardship. Homes, water, schools, and healthcare may exist on paper but broken systems, debt, and poor quality leave families struggling unseen. See what the data hides

ByParth Sharma and Tarini Shipurkar | Jan 21, 2026

Bitter Pills

Dear Doctor, Thank You

Dear Doctor, Thank You

Blaming patients for getting cancer when the government sells tobacco and the health system fails them everyday is unfair.

ByParth Sharma | Oct 21, 2024