
Archita Raghu
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she/her. journalist. attempts to write now and then, mostly aspires to learn pettai rap lyrics in full one day. email: [email protected]
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15-08-2016 09:11:55
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Update: After we published this story, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Commissioner called Shreya Raman and said that since ASHA workers are paid a fixed honorarium, they must be monitored. We have updated the story with his comments. follow thread


From the hills in Manipur where customary laws are used to prevent prosecution of rape to TN, where young girls are being subject to inhuman treatment due to 'customs', the writing on the wall is clear: every society only perseveres to mistreat it's women thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/coi…




Believe Yourself Sivadarshini has taken over Insta with many using it as motivation. So I spoke to the teacher behind the videos. Sumathi from Panchayat Union Middle School in Therkamoor, Madurai began Insta page to help Sivadarshini and her siblings gain confidence The Hindu - Chennai


#TNIEImpact:After TNIE Tamil Nadu exposed ongoing #sexualharassment of female sanitary workers by their supervisors in the Ambattur zone, Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner Kumaragurubaran (KGB) has directed zonal ACs to form #InternalComplaintsCommittees in every zone to address such concerns under #POSHact


“We became data collectors, not caregivers.” Tamil Nadu’s Anganwadi workers now spend hours uploading data to two apps, taking photos, waiting for OTPs — all to prove they’re doing their job. Archita Raghu reports behanbox.com/2025/05/14/fro…

Thousands of BluSmart drivers—many of them women—were left jobless overnight. The company that claimed to empower women is now silent on their fate. Shreya Raman & Saumya Kalia piece together the 'Blusmart' story. Here’s what happened 🧵 behanbox.com/2025/05/19/dri…

Tamil Nadu’s Anganwadi workers are drowning in data duties. Apps, OTPs & digital surveillance Archita Raghu Archita Raghu reports theprint.in/ground-reports…


timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/adiva… Members of the Jenu Kuruba tribe told a global press conference on Monday that India may have freedom, but Adivasis don't as they relayed their battle to reoccupy ancestral land in Nagarhole tiger reserve on May 5th where they remain in a standoff with the


From toiling in jasmine fields to hawking on street corners and temple gates, women are the most visible backbone of TN's floral economy. Yet, they remain spectacularly invisible—in policy, unions and markets. Archita Raghu reports. behanbox.com/2025/06/06/ins…


Breaking: Egyptian authorities have detained dozens who were planning to join and report on the Gaza solidarity march aimed at breaking Israel’s blockade. Among those detained is Maktoob journalist Nikita Jain, who was covering the march. Watch:

From Caregivers to Data Workers: The Hidden Burden on Tamil Nadu’s Anganwadi Workers by Archita Raghu behanbox.com/2025/05/14/fro… — Sheds light on the competing, possibly broken apps by Central and State Government burdening the Anganwadi Workers.