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    • Anita Soni

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    Anita Soni is from Barmer, Rajasthan, and is the founder of the women’s collective Thar Mahila Sangathan (locally known as Mahila Sangathan). She has worked on issues of violence against women, women’s rights and social entitlements, caste atrocities, regressive customs, MGNREGA, suicides, and other related concerns.


    Areas of expertise

    Women empowerment, women’s rights, youth development, government schemes, self-defence training, social audit


    Articles by Anita Soni

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    Gender
    June 11, 2024
    Colourful chundaris for change: Rewriting widowhood customs in Barmer
    In Barmer district of Rajasthan, widows are considered inauspicious and have to wear dark headscarves as a sign of their widowhood. A women’s collective is challenging this gender-based discrimination through chundari parivartan.
    by Anita Soni | 3 min read
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