Forty percent of girls in India do not attend school. Rusda Shaikh, 10, is determined to continue her education.
The legacy of Mohandas Gandhi lives on in Anna Hazare's growing movement, but is he the new Gandhi that many want him to be?
Long before he became the leader of India's anti-corruption movement, Anna Hazare had an ambitious goal: to transform Ralegan Siddhi into a model village. Locals say he has succeeded.
Anna Hazare, leader of India's anti-corruption campaign, talks to supporters and students in his hometown of Ralegan Siddhi.
Indian anti-corruption leader Anna Hazare says that he doesn't like to be compared to Mohandas Gandhi but that there is much in the latter's philosophy that he admires.
As India's year-long confrontation over corruption enters a decisive stage, a look at the village roots and Gandhian influences of Anna Hazare, the unlikely hero of the anti-corruption campaign.
Historian Ananya Vajpeyi discusses the anti-corruption campaign led by Anna Hazare, placing that movement within the context of Indian history during the independence struggle and beyond.
Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan says, “I dream of an India where women and girls are no longer vulnerable. I dream of an India where people don’t have to squat on streets or in bushes."
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Kem mentors the Student Fellows in the Campus Consortium and also edits "Untold Stories" and e-books for the Pulitzer Center. Her reporting projects include writing on children at risk in Bangladesh...