October 18, 2022
Rolling with the punches: Women beedi rollers have no other option
In the absence of other livelihood opportunities, women in Bihar continue to roll beedis—often at the cost of their own health.
Devashree Somani
Devashree Somani is a 2021 India Fellow with a desire to honour the multifaceted nature of rural India by going beyond stereotypes to document its people’s lived realities.
Areas of expertise
Gender, queerness, labour, communications, research
Articles by Devashree Somani
May 20, 2022
“This is what our caste does”: Reflections from midwives in rural Bihar
Dais or traditional birth attendants are a crucial community resource. Yet their work is seen as ‘polluting’ under the caste system.
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