India’s Dalits are traditionally the poorest of the poor, fit for jobs deemed too unclean and unsanitary for those of higher castes. But for a few Dalit women in the city of Bikaner, Rajasthan, working in the sewers is proving a profitable business
Nepalese Menstruation Tradition Dies Hard →
In Far Western Nepal, women and girls are isolated in small huts during menstruation and after childbirth because they are deemed unclean. During this banishment, they face stigma in their community, young girls don't go to school, and, in rare cases, some have died while practicing chaupadi
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Holy Waters →
The Hindu pilgrimage town of Omkareshwar, in India's central province of Madhya Pradesh, is in a state of flux