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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1485132839054-LM8FDG0KG67ITMQDKIO8/Nepal-CM-website-Intro.jpg Stolen Futures: Child Marriage in Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1485132839054-LM8FDG0KG67ITMQDKIO8/Nepal-CM-website-Intro.jpg Stolen Futures: Child Marriage in Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1485131064217-CY2RSAKO9Z6W76B7UD1R/Nepal-CM-1.jpg Stolen Futures: Child Marriage in Nepal Sharmila Gaine (14) eloped and married two years ago to Gakku Gaine (18) and is seven months pregnant. Sharmila's mother was supportive and didnt want her to leave education or get married. But Sharmila saw her friends getting married and thought of doing the same. Sharmila repents getting married early and dosent want to have a child. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1485131062425-WYA3M3ITSERJF1HYJZVZ/Nepal-CM-3.jpg Stolen Futures: Child Marriage in Nepal Tilmaya Majhi (17) eloped and married when she was 15 to a boy from her community in Malpur Village, Chitwan, Nepal. Tilmaya's father is alcoholic and when she was 11 years old, he took her out of school and sent her to Pokhara to work as a maid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1485131059293-NPU7ZD0WVYKW5QI9ET7T/Nepal-CM-5.jpg Stolen Futures: Child Marriage in Nepal Lalita Badi (17) had an arranged marriage at the age of 12 with an older man. She got pregnant soon and then lost her two babies one after another. Lalita's third child Ritu survived and is now seven months old. Lalita's husband left her a year ago and married another woman and keeps no contact with her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1485131059579-JW5MRTD2ZUYP3UZP3JIW/Nepal-CM-4.jpg Stolen Futures: Child Marriage in Nepal Pratigya Majhi (5) studies in nursery grade and is the only child in the Malpur village community attending a private school. Pratigya's education is supported by a foreigner through a scholarship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1485131056217-MUAAVBRKLJGR8M73SBIR/Nepal-CM-6.jpg Stolen Futures: Child Marriage in Nepal Anjana Majhi (17) and daughter Ishita (1). Anjana was pressured to marry by her aunt and uncle because of rumors about her alleged relationship with a boy. Anjana was sent to Pokhara when she was 7 years old to work as a maid in a house to support her family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1485131055971-DI51RE0Q0XNS0NTYMRA7/Nepal-CM-7.jpg Stolen Futures: Child Marriage in Nepal Pabitra Maskemagar (16) eloped and married a man of her choice to get away from the hard economic conditions at her parent's home. Pabitra now lives with her in-laws, three sister-in-laws and brother-in-law, and cooks for all the members of the family. Her husband lives in Gurgaon , India and works as a cook in a small restaurant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1485131050002-MG8LOF3ZLZUDEOKMRNPY/Nepal-CM-8.jpg Stolen Futures: Child Marriage in Nepal Ganga Maskimagar (17) at her home in Majhi Shivir, Chaumala, Kailali, Nepal. Ganga had an arranged marriage and is five months pregnant. Her husband works as a cook in a restaurant in Delhi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1485131053615-7OCBKFH96D3892G3LJB3/Nepal-CM-9.jpg Stolen Futures: Child Marriage in Nepal Sarita Majhi (17) with her five months old daughter Sumita at her home in Malpur Village, Chitwan, Nepal. Sarita says she was not interested in studies and left education after class 7. She eloped and married Shiva (20) who works as a labourer in Delhi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1485131043437-LHM8Z3EO7H3H79H3UHFW/Nepal-CM-12.jpg Stolen Futures: Child Marriage in Nepal Ganga Maskimagar (17) helps her sister Kalpana Paharaimagar (19) at her home in Majhi Shivir, Chaumala, Kailali, Nepal. Both Ganga and Kalpana's husbands work in India to support their families. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1485131045323-32N6PKW27BC3XBEJKAU1/Nepal-CM-11.jpg Stolen Futures: Child Marriage in Nepal Selina Tamang (9) helps her sister Bipana Tamang (11) to wash utensils and prepare for dinner at their home in Badikhel, Lalitpur, Nepal. Bipana goes to school but Selina dropped out of school because of excessive bullying. Both the girls work in the brick kiln to assist their parents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1485131042806-Y6OQRTR2GM05JVUN2OXP/Nepal-CM-13.jpg Stolen Futures: Child Marriage in Nepal Sharmila Gaine (14) and Sharda Das(15) at Majhi Shivir, Chaumala, Kailali, Nepal. Sharda studies in school and dosent want to get married early like the other girls of her community. Sharmila eloped and married at 12 and is seven months pregnant. Sharmila regrets getting married early and dosent want to have a child. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1485131040064-7RI0ONG7ZRT99DY92H1K/Nepal-CM-14.jpg Stolen Futures: Child Marriage in Nepal Manju Majhi (16), Tilmaya Majhi (18) and Sangeeta Majhi (19) wait for their children's treatment outside a doctor's chamber in Baghmara, Chitwan, Nepal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1485131039706-MMO8RQJY9NICDVWBL900/Nepal-CM-15.jpg Stolen Futures: Child Marriage in Nepal Sujita Majhi (14) holds her six month old neighbour Sumina. Sujita studied till class 5 and then dropped out of school because of her family's hard economic condition. Sujita wants to continue education but has no hope that she can do it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1485131062590-WKJG8970I559X6BQWA6H/Nepal-CM-2.jpg Stolen Futures: Child Marriage in Nepal A girl plays at a public park in Patan city, Nepal. http://www.smitasharma.com/its-not-my-shame daily 0.75 2020-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592380658183-E2XGJMG6I62B9OWQFZTY/NotmyShame-desc-website.jpg Not My Shame - Sexual Violence in India https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592380658183-E2XGJMG6I62B9OWQFZTY/NotmyShame-desc-website.jpg Not My Shame - Sexual Violence in India https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1485141344062-OGKZOZG47YBWYVN6P1O3/NotmyShame-desc-website.jpg Not My Shame - Sexual Violence in India https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592494660450-PTFXJS8VIELYI0SP0M03/Pinki-1.jpg Not My Shame - Sexual Violence in India - Not My Shame Mansi, 13, was trafficked by a man from her neighboring village in northern Uttar Pradesh in 2012. She was raped by her trafficker close to a railway station in Maharashtra. The man belongs to an upper caste and has significant financial influence. Mansi escaped before he could sell her to a brothel and reported the incident to the railway police. Instead of taking any action, Mansi was held in custody for 12 days while the perpetrator and his influential family tried to coerce her to retract her complaint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592494656500-8DYWFLM9DJTTUJ9ZAE16/Pinki-2.jpg Not My Shame - Sexual Violence in India - Not My Shame A view of Priya's room who was gang raped and choked to death at the Delhi-Haryana border. Priya, 24 was on her way back home from office, when she was gagged by two men from her neighbourhood and taken to an under-construction site. School children found her body two days later in a semi-naked condition with ants coming out of her eyes and mouth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592494686674-GCBY40H0G33P9PD73NYT/Pinki-3.jpg Not My Shame - Sexual Violence in India - Not My Shame Shanti, 15, was in school when she was called out of the premises on a false pretext by a trusted middle aged neighbor. She was then raped and threatened with murder if she spoke about the incident to anyone. At the time of this photo she was seven months pregnant from the rape. She received medical care with support from a local NGO in Varanasi and gave birth to a son in March 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592494688252-FDIIEFV9AFU0ZRLXJLKV/Pinki-4.jpg Not My Shame - Sexual Violence in India - Not My Shame Hemanti at her home in Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. In 2013, Hemanti’s daughter Sumana, 20, was repeatedly gang raped by three men. She was then forced to walk naked in the torturous heat of the Indian summer and was subsequently murdered. Sumana’s naked body was found two days later, with cuts and acid burns on her face to prevent her from being identified. All the three perpetrators are now in prison. Their respective families have made several attempts to pressurize Hemanti to withdraw the case. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592494856110-GE290YJ37THKIT3CUHXC/Pinki-5.jpg Not My Shame - Sexual Violence in India - Not My Shame An abandoned house on the highway in Eastern Uttar Pradesh where two teenaged girls, Leena, 14, and Sonia, 14, were raped by two men and left to die. After the girls regained consciousness they walked five kilometers in the dark, bleeding in their torn clothes. The village leader and other local strongmen later tried to threaten the families to drop the case. The two girls have since been married and stay far away from the place where the incident occurred. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592494957491-47LOHT7LX6QSMM4ZTELF/Pinki-6.jpg Not My Shame - Sexual Violence in India - Not My Shame In 2011 Rajani, 15, was repeatedly raped by a man from her village after she had gone to the forest to defecate. Rajani’s mother found her bleeding in the forest. She was then immediately taken to the police station to lodge a complaint. The police refused to file the report, abusing Rajani’s mother instead. Rajani suffers from PTSD and hasn't spoken since the incident. In India, almost 60 percent of the rural households do not have access to toilets making women vulnerable to sexual assault. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592494950815-CGU32VMRDBR8L4XWPNAK/Pinki-7.jpg Not My Shame - Sexual Violence in India - Not My Shame Nilima, 8, was in her neighbourhood to celebrate the festival of Holi. She was nabbed by a group of boys and taken to a nearby paddy field and gang raped. Her body was found two days later cut in three pieces with her genitals removed to obliterate evidence of rape. The police were bribed by the perpetrators and initially refused to register a case. They reported that Nilima was attacked by wild animals. Later under public pressure, the police had to investigate and file formal charges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592495003246-ZZB8IECDJ3081ZC1N8KA/Pinki-8.jpg Not My Shame - Sexual Violence in India - Not My Shame Laxmi Devi, 52, outside her home in Uttar Pradesh's Ashapur district. She is the mother of a convicted rapist Mangal Yadav. Mangal, 35, a married man with two children, raped his 15 year old neighbor, Shanti. Shanti became pregnant as a result. Mangal's mother refuses to acknowledge her son's crime, claiming he is an honorable man who was trapped by Shanti. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592495027779-8G4HE02K89VFPYS4MHNQ/Pinki-9.jpg Not My Shame - Sexual Violence in India - Not My Shame Vinita, 17, was abducted by a man from the upperclass Brahmin community when she was on her way back home from school in Robertsganj, Uttar Pradesh. She was taken to a nearby pond and raped. Vinita's family supported her, immediately taking her for medical tests and lodging a police complaint. The perpetrator has been on the run since. As a result of the trauma and stigma from the incident, Vinita has dropped out of school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592495041428-55XZWK167GDNI0H22IMU/Pinki-10.jpg Not My Shame - Sexual Violence in India - Not My Shame Shabina, 20, at her house near Kolkata. Shabina was raped in 2007 by a man from her community. Her family and neighbors forced her to marry the perpetrator when she became pregnant from rape. Shabina gave birth to a son and was not accepted as a wife by her perpetrator. A year after the incident, her family lodged a police complaint and took the perpetrator to court. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592495069430-MUO0AT5I8BIW4GI9PVNI/Pinki-11.jpg Not My Shame - Sexual Violence in India - Not My Shame Shamima Begum's six year old daughter was raped and brutally murdered by a neighbor in March 2015. The girl's body was found in a nearby field at the Rajmahal district in Jharkhand. The girl had several marks on her body and her arms were broken. The perpetrator's father later committed suicide out of shame by jumping in front of a train. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592495071415-UHA9VG1FR0EG1VVBFXNS/Pinki-12.jpg Not My Shame - Sexual Violence in India Notes from the personal diary of Lovely, 40, who is a marital rape survivor. Lovely fell in love with a classmate from her university and later married him. Within a month of marriage she was subjected to domestic violence and rape by her husband. Six months after marriage, Lovely filed for divorce. The laws in India does not legalise marital rape and states that it cannot be applied to the Indian culture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592495099686-QGFJBI3AEEMD6Q85VFNH/Pinki-13.jpg Not My Shame - Sexual Violence in India - Not My Shame Parama, 23, a mother of a four year old, works at a hospital in Kolkata as a nurse. During her divorce proceedings, Parama's ex-husband called her to his house on the pretext of discussing the divorce proceedings. He then raped her in front of his four friends, who were invited so that they could witness her humiliation. She filed a complaint and got him arrested in 2013. Her perpetrator is currently out on bail and has remarried. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592495133280-OF1B8R5YVZEGK7CE47GB/Pinki-14.jpg Not My Shame - Sexual Violence in India - Not My Shame Beena, 15, was going to be married in eight days when a distant relative in his forties with a wife and daughter volunteered to take her to meet her mother who lived in a nearby village. Instead, she was abducted and taken to a neighbouring state of Bihar. There, she was raped repeatedly for weeks. The police rescued her after her grandfather filed a complaint. The perpetrator's family later pressured Beena to withdraw the case. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592495116473-0QUYLBG9NZHUT7R4JAMS/Pinki-15.jpg Not My Shame - Sexual Violence in India - Not My Shame Junaki, 13, was raped in a cow-shed by a 63 year old retired school teacher near Shahganj, Uttar Pradesh in June 2016. The man is a habitual sex offender and has committed many sexual offences but no one from the community has come forward to file any official reports against him. The man belongs to the upper caste and has financial and political power. http://www.smitasharma.com/we-were-their-slaves daily 0.75 2025-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1510800149147-I7O9L1IGN6OX1VG06T94/CAR-Text-website.jpg Sexual slavery in Central African Republic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1510800149147-I7O9L1IGN6OX1VG06T94/CAR-Text-website.jpg Sexual slavery in Central African Republic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1745819193730-BXY23JXCDHSYTCDPZUNG/SexualViolence-CAR-1.jpg Sexual slavery in Central African Republic - SexualViolence-CAR-1.jpg Josephine, 28, was attacked by three anti-balaka men during the conflict in Bangui, Central African Republic in October 2014. They took her to a compound and raped her with a broken beer bottle. Her husband called her “a wife of the anti-balaka” after the rape, and left her. Josephine suffers from constant headaches since the attack, and is haunted by memories of what happened to her. The predominantly Muslim Seleka and the largely Christian militia known as Anti-Balaka are the two main parties in this conflict and both systematically used rape and sexual slavery as an instrument of war during the five years of the conflict. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1510798549309-WWGTXVDRN7TZBT5V2F9K/CAR-2.jpg Sexual slavery in Central African Republic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1510798529747-1EQ29B2678LRXML3CGTO/CAR-11.jpg Sexual slavery in Central African Republic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1510798541504-LX8PL3XIJW3GQJIB5MEC/CAR-6.jpg Sexual slavery in Central African Republic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1510798539404-A2B3MTVNLE9LXCV6ZGJK/CAR-7.jpg Sexual slavery in Central African Republic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1510798533040-J9NHP5FN7A19NCCYQDNO/CAR-12.jpg Sexual slavery in Central African Republic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1510798525824-9ZK8WWN2RW61XCV29886/CAR-15.jpg Sexual slavery in Central African Republic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1510798512807-KVMWZ5BC8K7BMSKXR3UM/CAR-21.jpg Sexual slavery in Central African Republic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1510798535923-BKYBNM916FJIZYOD7JE9/CAR-9.jpg Sexual slavery in Central African Republic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1510798518648-I2UUSE45J4CE92NGIBFB/CAR-17.jpg Sexual slavery in Central African Republic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1510798538527-1IF93W53SFKHY8FH5O7R/CAR-8.jpg Sexual slavery in Central African Republic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1510798526516-WPFR9EOG9VJC80FA4503/CAR-13.jpg Sexual slavery in Central African Republic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1510798534819-GHRMK5CGD3K0PBQRAKQF/CAR-10.jpg Sexual slavery in Central African Republic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1510798545698-4VY45Y2V2TQQFZSIYU4K/CAR-3.jpg Sexual slavery in Central African Republic http://www.smitasharma.com/new-gallery-2 daily 0.75 2017-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1513007230703-1DPDOH9PIUWELM5IIVGC/DomesticSlaverytext.jpg Domestic servitude trafficking in India https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1513007230703-1DPDOH9PIUWELM5IIVGC/DomesticSlaverytext.jpg Domestic servitude trafficking in India https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1513006801785-Q0QSUUJ8Z9ZI1F2VY1XO/Dooars-web-1.jpg Domestic servitude trafficking in India Binita Biswakarma, 15, with a photograph of her sister Ranjana. Ranjana, 16, has been missing since 2009. She was trafficked by her uncle while travelling with him for a family wedding. Binita's parents are illiterate and never filed a police report until two years ago, following Binita's continued persuasion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1513006801041-E6KLKM8BL4L4OIAVWZTZ/Dooars-web-2.jpg Domestic servitude trafficking in India Sanchariya Oraon, 42, and Fhago Oraon, 45 at their home in Matelli. The couple's daughter Asha, 16, has been missing since six years. An acquaintance took Asha to the neighbouring state of Sikkim to work as a maid at a tourist lodge. Asha never returned home and there is no information about her whereabouts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1513007070198-YKG2P1E0MAUF9F522FGT/DomesticSlaverytext.jpg Domestic servitude trafficking in India https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1513006797085-VI9UFK32QW1GWMK2R0NP/Dooars-web-3.jpg Domestic servitude trafficking in India Outside the abandoned female maternity ward of the Manabarriete hospital. The Manabarriete tea estate was shut down a few years ago leaving hundreds of families jobless and in extreme poverty. Many girls from around the tea estate are currently missing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1513006795148-Y8KLW4YOU0SZP14FI70S/Dooars-web-4.jpg Domestic servitude trafficking in India Purnima Naik, 40, was trafficked in July 2015 and was first taken to Siliguri and then to Delhi and sold for $300. After working in Delhi for a few months as a domestic maid, she was taken to Ranchi. She was rescued by the police in October 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1513006791609-ZA20K287AN4BK8GBEGQT/Dooars-web-5.jpg Domestic servitude trafficking in India Sunita Biswakarma, 40, shows the photograph of her daughter Ranjana. Ranjana, 16, has been missing since 2009. She was trafficked by her uncle while travelling with him for a family wedding. Except for a birth certificate and a photograph, there is no other evidence of her existence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1513006790209-2U912YOXY5BOWN1BCHEB/Dooars-web-6.jpg Domestic servitude trafficking in India S., 18, was first trafficked by her aunt when she was 11 and sold her to a placement agency. The agency sold her for domestic work where she was regularly beaten and sexually abused. S. ran away and got help from police and returned home. At 15, S. was trafficked again and sold to another agency. She managed to excape again after 6 months. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1513006788864-CVGR7IN3TXL0FJGD1DYP/Dooars-web-7.jpg Domestic servitude trafficking in India School certificate of Sugi Lohar, 15, who has been missing from the Toonbari Tea Estate since 2007. The certificate was issued earlier this year after Sugi's father requested the school since he required a proof to file a police report. The report was filed in 2017, ten years after her disappearance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1513006768509-59SXW7RL6VQ2AMZEZSAK/Dooars-web-16.jpg Domestic servitude trafficking in India Renuka, 10, was an infant when her sister Ranjana went missing in 2009. Ranjana was trafficked by her uncle while she was travelling with him for a family wedding near Chalsa Tea Garden Estate, West Bengal. Though Renuka has no recollection of her elder sister , she clings on to the hope that she would meet her one day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1513006772747-L8V5ZSM88HK1N6N8J23F/Dooars-web-15.jpg Domestic servitude trafficking in India The house of Champa Soren, 35, who was trafficked in 2014 from the Chengmari Tea Garden. Champa used to be severely beaten by her abusive husband. To escape that, Champa fell into the hands of a trafficker who promised her a job and took her to Delhi and sold her for $300. Champa was rescued from Sonipat in July 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1513006774356-HYWU1PG6D1GFE4UTC2VQ/Dooars-web-14.jpg Domestic servitude trafficking in India Gulzaha Khatoon, 41, works at a tea garden since 2007. Her step-daughter was trafficked by a neighbour and sold for $700 in 2009 in Delhi. Gulzaha beat the neighbour into confession and went to Delhi and rescued her daughter after nine months. Currently she helps the police and works in her community to raise awareness on human trafficking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1513006784992-VWM4U55R52B03DF0ZMJR/Dooars-web-9.jpg Domestic servitude trafficking in India The Coronation bridge at Sevoke connects the city of Silliguri with the Dooars region. Traffickers often use this route to take the girls from the tea estates to Sikkim and other parts of India. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1513006778894-R7AABV2SJF35C2N3IVI1/Dooars-web-12.jpg Domestic servitude trafficking in India Champa Soren, 35, with her daughters Renuka, 15, Sonika, 16 and Roshni, 10. Champa used to be severely beaten by her abusive husband. To escape that, Champa fell into the hands of a trafficker who promised her a job and took her to Delhi and sold her for $300 in 2014. Champa was rescued from a private residence in Sonipat in July 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1513006782791-8285BHDBQ3T5F3KVQWBT/Dooars-web-10.jpg Domestic servitude trafficking in India A meeting between a local activist working on anti-human trafficking and police officers at the Banarhat Police Station, West Bengal, India. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1513006780737-1HOPFETOZYU5H1UGR35I/Dooars-web-11.jpg Domestic servitude trafficking in India Police record files hang on the walls of Banarhar Police station, West Bengal, India. This region is notorious for trafficking and many girls have been missing from the area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1513006776690-45532MA07DPY1FQ4HZPL/Dooars-web-13.jpg Domestic servitude trafficking in India Sanchariya Oraon, 42, holds a toy belonging to her daughter Asha. Asha, 16, has been missing since six years. An acquaintance took Asha to the neighbouring state of Sikkim, India to work as a maid at a tourist lodge. Asha never returned home and there is no information about her whereabouts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1513006786122-CSXNF7K3T213MAR691SL/Dooars-web-8.jpg Domestic servitude trafficking in India Dinesh , 12, at his home near Binnaguri in West Bengal. Dinesh's mother Pratima has been missing since two years. The family suspects an agent of selling her to a brothel in Delhi. http://www.smitasharma.com/left-behind-kenya daily 0.75 2018-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1534400919166-G2FCOC5AU5VIL7BBVCE3/Kenya-Text-website.jpg Left Behind: Pregnant girls barred from education in Kenya https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1534400919166-G2FCOC5AU5VIL7BBVCE3/Kenya-Text-website.jpg Left Behind: Pregnant girls barred from education in Kenya https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1534177561007-YZLKH8P2CJ86ZJ7QXSJF/Kenya-1.jpg Left Behind: Pregnant girls barred from education in Kenya D. R., 16, with her two month old son at her home in Migori County. D. currently studies at the Ngukumahando Primary School and runs home everyday during lunch break to breastfeed her newborn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1534176507845-EN7BPFPK55ITJWLAGL19/Kenya-2.jpg Left Behind: Pregnant girls barred from education in Kenya R.B., 17, with her three year old son B. at her parents home in Migori County. R. got pregnant after she finished primary school. Her parents were upset with her but pushed her to continue education. After giving birth to a son she went back to school. Her parents later told her that she was a burden and asked her to drop out of school. R. has been home since then and hopes to go back to school someday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1534176491718-YJJAB6MO219B60LXW2LZ/Kenya-3.jpg Left Behind: Pregnant girls barred from education in Kenya T.R., 17, with her three year old daughter G. at her home in Migori County. T. met a boy three years ago and ended up getting pregnant. She discovered her pregnancy when she was giving Primary School Examination. Her boyfriend deserted her but her grandmother supported her and took her to the hospital for delivery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1534176490860-BEOHZ32A8VPIS7LVZYAM/Kenya-4.jpg Left Behind: Pregnant girls barred from education in Kenya Students during a break at the Taranganya Girls School, Migori County. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1534176472074-Q0MFZ9COFR7C3VSJW2AT/Kenya-5.jpg Left Behind: Pregnant girls barred from education in Kenya M.B., 14, (left) shares a bench with a classmate during a school examination at the Nyamotambo Primary School, Migori County. Mary is pregnant and an orphan who lives with two younger siblings. Her two older brothers who work in Nairobi send her money for her living expenses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1534176214892-OC9HU0I5TBL0A5PR41QO/image-asset.jpeg Left Behind: Pregnant girls barred from education in Kenya Damacline Robi, 16, with her two month old son at her home in Migori County. Damacline currently studies at the Ngukumahando Primary School and runs home everyday during lunch break to breastfeed her newborn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1534176248752-4XL5TQ8CKIUS3LEW8EDZ/Kenya-17.jpg Left Behind: Pregnant girls barred from education in Kenya L.N., 18, studies in Class 7 at the Ngukumahando Primary School, Migori County. L. used to have sex with a boy, from another school who promised to marry her. After finding out about her pregnancy, her mother came with her to the school and informed the teacher. . L. decided to stay in school but was subjected to gossip and shaming by her schoolmates. She gave birth to a son and stayed home for a few months and then returned to school. Her mother would bring the baby to the school to be breastfed after she joined school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1534176405035-F7HEQNZFPBZYNO1ATVUP/Kenya-9.jpg Left Behind: Pregnant girls barred from education in Kenya T.R., 17, with her three year old daughter G. at her home in Migori County. T. met a boy three years ago and ended up getting pregnant. She discovered her pregnancy when she was giving Primary School Examination. Her boyfriend deserted her but her grandmother supported her and took her to the hospital for delivery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1534176416562-CF5OC6T4Z3HFITG6KKIY/Kenya-8.jpg Left Behind: Pregnant girls barred from education in Kenya R.M., 17, at her home in Migori County. R. was forced by her step-brother to have sex with him. Because she feared him, she complied and ended up getting pregnant. During her pregnancy, everyone asked who the father was but she kept silent. Her family decided to report the matter to the local administration. She didn’t go back to school because no one encouraged or supported her. Currently she makes a living by doing household chores. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1534176337515-9U62L98RY1RP6YF1O55Q/Kenya-12.jpg Left Behind: Pregnant girls barred from education in Kenya R.B., 17, with her three year old son B. at her parents home in Migori County. R. got pregnant after she finished primary school. Her parents were upset with her but pushed her to continue education. After giving birth to a son she went back to school. Her parents later told her that she was a burden and asked her to drop out of school. R. has been home since then and hopes to go back to school someday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1534176374096-18T59CYR66BS9QBE08Y9/Kenya-11.jpg Left Behind: Pregnant girls barred from education in Kenya D. R., 16, with her two month old son at her home in Migori County. D. currently studies at the Ngukumahando Primary School and runs home everyday during lunch break to breastfeed her newborn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1534176383948-8JOIT4P3VXMRN664FFU5/Kenya-10.jpg Left Behind: Pregnant girls barred from education in Kenya R.M., 17, with her three year old son G. at her home in Migori County. Rachel was forced by her step-brother to have sex with him. Because she feared him, she complied and ended up getting pregnant. During her pregnancy, everyone asked who the father was but she kept silent. Her family decided to report the matter to the local administration. She didn’t go back to school because no one encouraged or supported her. Her sister-in-law has been supportive and asked her to help out in household chores in exchange for money. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1534176278308-E1R57BRZQEWZQ7CI4YX3/Kenya-15.jpg Left Behind: Pregnant girls barred from education in Kenya A student sorts her books during class at the Taranganya Girls School, Migori County. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1534176314882-V0V7OAQBLLNEOTV5K0RC/Kenya-14.jpg Left Behind: Pregnant girls barred from education in Kenya M.B., 14, studies in Class 8 at the Nyamotambo Primary School in Migori County. Mary is pregnant and an orphan who lives with two younger siblings. Her two older brothers who work in Nairobi send her money for her living expenses. Mary worries about where to give birth and dosen’t know who to talk to about it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1534176331702-4DMP4QVK2D125CHS8N0Z/Kenya-13.jpg Left Behind: Pregnant girls barred from education in Kenya A chart on male and female reproductive system hang on the wall of Ngukumahando Primary School in Migori County. Sex education is hampered by religious and cultural taboos in most African nations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1534176294988-SXICKTPPRNGRVR7NOHBI/Kenya-16.jpg Left Behind: Pregnant girls barred from education in Kenya T.R., 17, with her three year old daughter G. at her home in Migori County. T. met a boy three years ago and started having sex. She didnt know about contraception and got pregnant. She discovered her pregnancy when she was giving her primary school examination. Her boyfriend deserted her but her grandmother supported her and took her to the hospital for delivery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1534176450043-5G1WQWI2RMS4UBWC90XB/Kenya-6.jpg Left Behind: Pregnant girls barred from education in Kenya D.R., 16, studies at the Ngukumahando Primary School and runs home everyday during lunch break to breastfeed her newborn. D.'s family is supportive and her mother takes care of her child when she is at school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1534176247832-S2GQY4FJOH1P0TWZ4KZY/Kenya-18.jpg Left Behind: Pregnant girls barred from education in Kenya S.B., 20, studies at a girls school. When S. was in class 8, she needed money to register for the final examination and her family could not raise KES 1200. There was a trainee teacher in her school, who said he would give her the money if she had sex with him. After S. got pregnant her teacher ran away . She continued school during her pregnancy and later gave birth to her son S.H.. http://www.smitasharma.com/the-hargila-army daily 0.75 2020-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592379991735-ZWOXTXMQEGFDU7H4O12F/image-asset.jpeg The Hargila Army https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592379991735-ZWOXTXMQEGFDU7H4O12F/image-asset.jpeg The Hargila Army https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592295842188-GQMB3Y197UI3EZK7GSVB/HargilaArmy-SmitaSharma-1.jpg The Hargila Army A rescued Greater Adjutant Stork rests at the Assam State Zoo in Guwahati. Young storks sometimes fall from their nests, particularly during the monsoon season. The injured birds are taken to the zoo's rehabilitation center and are eventually released back to the wild. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592295845442-BK7DP822DSGIPCADVMZW/HargilaArmy-SmitaSharma-2.jpg The Hargila Army Members of the all-women Hargila Army dance wearing stork masks while some sing traditional songs at the baby shower for the greater adjutant storks at Dadara village, Assam, India. The baby shower according to the Assamese tradition is observed for pregnant women to pray for their long life and good health. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592295871486-9337I17T176X25BG01ZR/HargilaArmy-SmitaSharma-3.jpg The Hargila Army Members of the Hargila Army make ladoos, a local sweet made out of rice powder, coconut and sugar at the baby shower for the greater adjutant storks nesting in their neighbourhood at Dadara village, Assam, India. The sweets and other delicacies are first offered to the Gods and Godesses at the temple and are then distributed amongst the members attending the event. The baby shower according to the Assamese tradition is observed for pregnant women to pray for their long life and good health. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592295871779-AQH23FATUMP4KSPRK7VI/HargilaArmy-SmitaSharma-4.jpg The Hargila Army Members of the all-women Hargila Army attending the baby shower event held for the greater adjutant storks at Dadara village, Assam, India. The baby shower according to the Assamese tradition is observed for pregnant women to pray for their long life and good health. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592295899746-CONXF1U0OSKELTINXCE1/HargilaArmy-SmitaSharma-5.jpg The Hargila Army Masks resembling the greater adjutant storks are worn by members of the all-women Hargila Army to raise awareness about the endangered birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592295907733-6JLLKQ1GI040YHMXP90J/HargilaArmy-SmitaSharma-6.jpg The Hargila Army The Boragaon landfill - the largest trash dump in India spreading across 94 acres is home to the Greater Adjutant Stork. The birds are scavengers and therefore dumping sites are an important feeding ground for them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592295920525-FHAJK2E55Q3VR8Y0VPTD/HargilaArmy-SmitaSharma-7.jpg The Hargila Army The Boragaon landfill - the largest trash dump in India spreading across 94 acres is home to the Greater Adjutant Stork. The birds are scavengers and therefore dumping sites are an important feeding ground for them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592295936614-KTMB4BBDDH39AB0U7UYY/HargilaArmy-SmitaSharma-8.jpg The Hargila Army The Boragaon landfill - the largest trash dump in India spreading across 94 acres is home to the Greater Adjutant Stork. The birds are scavengers and therefore dumping sites are an important feeding ground for them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592295957232-DIYIUGLAXOYX33V9L8KC/HargilaArmy-SmitaSharma-9.jpg The Hargila Army Life size statues of the Greater Adjutant Stork have been installed by biologist Purnima Burman, leader of the Hargila Army at the Dadara High School to raise awareness about the importance of the scavenger birds in their community. Dadara village is an important nesting location for these storks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592295963391-G33X97JUGAWU09IPIFM6/HargilaArmy-SmitaSharma-10.jpg The Hargila Army Students of Dadara High School make drawings of Greater Adjudant Storks as part of the awareness campaign led by Purnima Barman. Dadara village is an important nesting location for these storks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592295978402-5ZKOP6QAQZQZE0S6YXCE/HargilaArmy-SmitaSharma-11.jpg The Hargila Army Sangita, member of the all-women Hargila Army makes traditional mekhala chadar with Hargila motifs at her home in Dadara village, Assam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592295987429-53YD05KT959MP0H8MVRK/HargilaArmy-SmitaSharma-12.jpg The Hargila Army Members of the all-women Hargila Army led by biologist Purnima Barman sport stork masks and pose for a portrait at Dadara village in Assam, India. The group with more than 400 members are fighting to save the endangered Greater Adjutant Stork. The women from the village work through grassroots community efforts to help save the bird. http://www.smitasharma.com/rebels-with-a-cause daily 0.75 2020-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592404940308-Z3W118LTII2MTHZFRP1T/Rebels-WomenPolice-Text-website.jpg Rebels With A Cause https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592404940308-Z3W118LTII2MTHZFRP1T/Rebels-WomenPolice-Text-website.jpg Rebels With A Cause https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592404711186-89SQPUBXOV34BKYD2UPD/Rebels-WomenPolice-Text-website.jpg Rebels With A Cause https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592404740139-E3E4Z4830HQHOX8KO6NS/WomenPolice-SmitaSharma-1.jpg Rebels With A Cause Poonam, 27, a member of the lady patrol unit of Jaipur police gets ready for the afternoon patroling shift. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592404734319-W5RYKVENYP64Q0EC80BU/WomenPolice-SmitaSharma-2.jpg Rebels With A Cause Nirmala Lakhera, 42, on her two wheeler while riding through the streets of Jaipur for patrolling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592404762312-8G2UM1WQHD0EB5V7IGM2/WomenPolice-SmitaSharma-3.jpg Rebels With A Cause Jhooma Mena, 29, during patrolling duty outside a shopping mall in Jaipur on 22nd April, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592404769574-IJPKBB2PGZUT4V3OZUKJ/WomenPolice-SmitaSharma-4.jpg Rebels With A Cause Members of the lady police patrol unit of Jaipur police during training at the Jaipur police commissionerate on 19th April, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592404790502-GID8LEA53DGTSW4XZB7B/WomenPolice-SmitaSharma-5.jpg Rebels With A Cause Posters by Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) addressing the issue of sexual violence near Samta Sthal, Delhi during the fasting of DCW's Chairperson Swati Maliwal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592404794257-CR1421BPAQJ4BJJ8GD14/WomenPolice-SmitaSharma-6.jpg Rebels With A Cause Nirmala Lakhera, 42, with her daughter Krishna, 9, at home before leaving for duty on 21st April, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592404809033-J0ZVK5O0O36U8UQ8YCVT/WomenPolice-SmitaSharma-7.jpg Rebels With A Cause Jhooma, 29, and Premlata, 35, members of the lady patrol unit of Jaipur police during their patrolling duty in Jaipur on 22nd April, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592404824070-YYSC3S8E1YQCQXQG0N1Z/WomenPolice-SmitaSharma-8.jpg Rebels With A Cause Members of the lady police patrol unit during training at the Reserve Police Lines on 21st April, 2018. The constables are trained in martial arts, yoga, horse riding along with other modes of combat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592404839369-W8E2I0UZWEOW00WG7MX3/WomenPolice-SmitaSharma-9.jpg Rebels With A Cause Members of the lady police patrol unit during training at the Reserve Police Lines on 21st April, 2018. The constables are trained in martial arts, yoga, horse riding along with other modes of combat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592404864436-78CDDRB94NCX3WC4QLG8/WomenPolice-SmitaSharma-10.jpg Rebels With A Cause Members of the lady police patrol unit during training at the Reserve Police Lines on 21st April, 2018. The constables are trained in martial arts, yoga, horse riding along with other modes of combat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592404858241-L7XUH0YFLE9IF525B4XX/WomenPolice-SmitaSharma-11.jpg Rebels With A Cause Members of the lady police patrol unit during training at the Reserve Police Lines on 20th April, 2018. The constables are trained in martial arts, yoga, horse riding along with other modes of combat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592404879114-ECWS94CYRIXV4HESABWM/WomenPolice-SmitaSharma-12.jpg Rebels With A Cause Jhooma Mena, 29, checks her seven year old daughter Devanshi's homework before leaving for patrolling duty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592404880854-79L6TENDA9RXHPKL7JXO/WomenPolice-SmitaSharma-13.jpg Rebels With A Cause A wireless communicator that stays on 24X7 at Jhuma Mena's residence at the Police Quarters in Jaipur. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592404898098-084SSRNMMO56T88DA510/WomenPolice-SmitaSharma-14.jpg Rebels With A Cause Nirmala Lakhera, 42, poses for a portrait at her home in Jaipur. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1592404901692-9HX1WO80T2PZVB6ZIS3K/WomenPolice-SmitaSharma-15.jpg Rebels With A Cause Jhooma, 29, and Premlata, 35, during their patrolling duty in Jaipur on 22nd April, 2018. http://www.smitasharma.com/we-cry-in-silence daily 0.75 2025-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1618840386492-KYNXDUXPQOBQ2NUVN2FK/WeCryInSilence-TextWebsite.jpg We Cry In Silence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1618840386492-KYNXDUXPQOBQ2NUVN2FK/WeCryInSilence-TextWebsite.jpg We Cry In Silence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1746549001242-U4ZK0CICT59OI5OHNKFG/WeCryInSilence-1.jpg We Cry In Silence - WeCryInSilence-1.jpg Rekha and Deepa study at a government run school in Torpa, Jharkhand. This region is extremely poor with social problems like domestic servitude trafficking, child marriage and witch hunting.Girls are sometimes tricked by traffickers while on their daily commute to school. These source traffickers are from the communities itself who introduce themselves as employees of placement agencies with the promise of a job and better life in the bigger cities of India. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1746549005698-S9WFD9V0Z8EDJCTO8LVS/WeCryInSilence-2.jpg We Cry In Silence - WeCryInSilence-2.jpg Girls on their way back home from school at Torpa, Jharkhand, India. This tribal region of Jharkhand is affected by social problems like trafficking, child marriage and witch hunting. The government of Jharkhand has given bicycles to girls across the state to encourage them not to drop out of schools. Many girls in India are still missing out on education because of factors such as accessibility to school, quality of education and unsanitary conditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1746549078339-SYW94QK9NRLB38C8B1EY/WeCryInSilence-3.jpg We Cry In Silence - WeCryInSilence-3.jpg K was trafficked by a woman from her neighborhood and taken to Delhi where she was sold for $800 to a placement agency. The placement agency put her at a private residence to work as a maid, where she was not paid any salary and was often verbally abused. She was later rescued by the police and returned to her home in Jharkhand. K currently lives in a government hostel and is continuing with her studies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1746549090926-7XGQXSUW2D3HGBCZ2EV9/WeCryInSilence-4.jpg We Cry In Silence - WeCryInSilence-4.jpg A., who is now 19, eloped with a man several years ago. After she overheard him making plans to sell her to a brothel in Kolkata, she managed to escape. She was found at the railway station in Canning, West Bengal, India by representatives of Childline, an organization that helps children in distress. She was then taken to a shelter where she was counselled by mental health experts. A few months later she was reunited with her family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1746549135758-6UW5AOVH0WIEQE5PKIU0/WeCryInSilence-5.jpg We Cry In Silence - WeCryInSilence-5.jpg Anjali was 16 when she became involved with a man who enticed her to run away from her home in Siliguri, a city in India’s West Bengal state, with the promise of marriage. Instead, he and an accomplice sold her to a brothel in Mahishadal, near Haldia, an industrial town in West Bengal. She was forced to have sex up to 20 times a day until she was rescued. For a year and a half, she lived at a shelter among girls she said understood her anguish. Now an adult, she’s living at home with her mother, who would like her to marry, but Anjali vows not to fall in love again. “I feel extremely lonely,” she said. “I miss my friends at the shelter.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1618840459335-EKLV4U18QK2QQV7TVTAV/Smita-Sharma-1-11.jpg We Cry In Silence - Stolen Lives C.’s diary offers a glimpse into the teenager’s infatuation, which the man who trafficked her exploited. Her words in Bengali say: “If I don’t get you in my life, I will die. If I am not yours, I can’t be anyone else’s.”C., was trafficked as a teenager from South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India. From passages in her diary, the family realized she’d eloped with a man she’d met. Months later, police found her in a brothel in Pune, a city in the western region of India. "I never thought I would be able to get out of that place," C. said. After going through the traumatic experience of sexual slavery, most girls find it difficult to adapt the life they once had. Girls during this transition period experience high rates of depression, anxiety, PTSD, self-harm, and even suicidal tendencies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1618840497561-OVYL0FPAWBB2HWPGO1RN/Smita-Sharma-1-6.jpg We Cry In Silence - Stolen Lives A West Bengal police boat patrols the Hooghly River in the Sundarbans, a watery area with dense mangrove forests that straddles the southern India-Bangladesh border. The Indian state of West Bengal shares a long border with Bangladesh which includes many unguarded stretches, allowing traffickers to smuggle girls into the country. Traffickers often use rivers to avoid detection when smuggling girls into India. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1746549209823-WKUUEA886CUJ6CBN4ETG/WeCryInSilence-7.jpg We Cry In Silence - WeCryInSilence-7.jpg Railway Protection Force official, S.P. Kiro keeps vigilance at the Ranchi Railway Station. Close observation of the general body language of potential suspects through these video cameras has helped the police nab many traffickers who use this major railway junction to transfer girls from the rural areas to other larger cities of India. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1746602870902-3X8TSM6MCIW61BV1HISP/WeCryInSilence-8.jpg We Cry In Silence - WeCryInSilence-8.jpg Farak Ali Gayen, a trafficker at the Mathurapur Police Station in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal. Farrak was arrested in July 2017 based on a description a trafficking survivor Mala gave of a young man she said trafficked her. He stands between Jagdeep Singh Rawat, an anti-trafficking activist with Shakti Vahini, and police officer Shibendu Ghosh. Gayen promised to marry Mala, so she ran away from home. He said he was paid about $260 for every girl he brought to his sister in Delhi and that she sold the girls to various brothels. He said he and others on his team trafficked 11 girls from South 24 Parganas over a year and a half. In September 2022, Gayen was convicted to 7 years imprisonment by the Diamond Harbour Court. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1746602830866-3AHBB60EQN6F6GEP8R24/WeCryInSilence-9.jpg We Cry In Silence - WeCryInSilence-9.jpg Photographs of alleged traffickers, including both men and women, hang on a board at the Khunti Police Station in Jharkhand. Most girls are trafficked by people known to them, sometimes it is the victim’s own relative or neighbor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1746602942176-91TZQC526VEUFFSKO8C5/WeCryInSilence-10.jpg We Cry In Silence - WeCryInSilence-10.jpg Rescued girls at the Sneha shelter in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India. The shelter cares for some 80 to 90 girls and women who were victims of abuse or who are considered to be at risk. Besides girls who were trafficked to brothels, there are others who were forced into marriages as minors or who were victims of domestic violence. Sneha—which means "affection" in Bengali—provides medical care, counseling, and training in skills such as tailoring that might help them rebuild their lives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1746603118672-4XPA9Q8P0QBB7JFYMM9J/WeCryInSilence-11.jpg We Cry In Silence - WeCryInSilence-11.jpg When girls arrive at the shelter, they receive a welcome kit that includes a handmade towel called 'gamcha' , a dress, underclothes, and other personal items. It’s a way to make them feel cared for, a small step toward restoring the respect and dignity that have been robbed from them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1618840471788-1F2TLTRVU1JNG38412WK/Smita-Sharma-1-9.jpg We Cry In Silence - Stolen Lives Girls paint their nails at a shelter in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India. Having shared similar traumatic experiences being trafficked and sold into sexual slavery, many of them forge strong relationships with one another as they prepare to return to their families and communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1746603033978-1WE16LVUAP3VWNLSH9BW/WeCryInSilence-13.jpg We Cry In Silence - WeCryInSilence-13.jpg Sixteen-year-old M shows self-injury scars on her arm. M used to be beaten by heralcoholic father. In December 2017, she left her home in South 24 Parganas out of anger and took a train to Sealdah Station in Kolkata. At the station, she met three young men who befriended her and sold her to a brothel in the infamous Sonagachi red light district. The local police station was tipped off by an informer about an underage girl being held captive. The team went to the brothel and rescued her after three days. M currently lives at a shelter for trafficked girls near Kolkata and is experiencing depression and PTSD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1746603122142-NM1OQY0S8ACWOPPYEVO0/WeCryInSilence-14.jpg We Cry In Silence - WeCryInSilence-14.jpg A pair of sandals that belonged to Sayeda. Along with Sayeda’s clothes and cosmetics, her mother has held on to a pair of sandals she loved to wear. They are heartbreaking reminders of her daughter’s spirited personality. At 14, Sayeda was trafficked from Khulna in Bangladesh to a brothel in Mahishadal, India by a boy she’d met at a dance school. For three years, Sayeda was held captive at the brothel. She was beaten and forced to have sex at all hours. In a police raid, Sayeda was rescued and sent to a shelter. She was preparing to return home to Bangladesh when she died from a liver problem caused by excessive drinking at the brothel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1618840460172-GQ8891OE6JPH4OA2L7VM/Smita-Sharma-1-10.jpg We Cry In Silence - Stolen Lives Sisters Z. and B. were trafficked by their aunt when they were in their early teens from Dhaka, Bangladesh to a brothel in Mahishadal, West Bengal. B. got pregnant at 15 and was forced to have an abortion. She often refused to have sex with customers; when she wouldn’t, the owner would make her sister whip her with a belt. “This was the most painful,” Z. said, worse than having to have sex with 20 clients a day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1618840445543-0N8Y75SRXFY5RAUI2FIU/Smita-Sharma-1-13.jpg We Cry In Silence - Stolen Lives Shiuli, a 27-year-old sex worker, arranges to meet a client in the Kalighat red-light district of Kolkata, India. “A girl born to a poor family,” she said, “has to go through hell throughout her entire life.” Married at 13, Shiuli eventually left her abusive husband, taking their son with her, but her parents wouldn’t let her return home. She narrowly averted being trafficked. Unable to make enough as a maid, she became a sex worker. She has two other sons, fathered by clients. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1618840427381-0O6J8EB4QC0SJ5SJXS4X/Smita-Sharma-1-15.jpg We Cry In Silence - Stolen Lives Sex workers and staff members attend the annual anniversary event of New Light on December 1, which coincides with World AIDS Day. New Light, a nonprofit based in the red light district of Kalighat in Kolkata, India offers care and schooling for the children of sex workers. It also collaborates with the union that represents them to prevent brothels in the area from forcing children into prostitution. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1746603151778-XX6CETYBIJM04DFRM8D6/WeCryInSilence-15.jpg We Cry In Silence - WeCryInSilence-15.jpg "I fell in love and trusted him. He said he loved me and wanted to marry me. How would I know that he would trick me and sell me for money". M., 18, fell in love with a man from her community and eloped with him from Gangasagar Island, near Kolkata. The man took her to Delhi and then sold her to a brothel. M. had to entertain around 15-20 clients everyday and would be severely beaten in the legs if she refused. She was rescued eight months later during a police raid and was reunited with her family in June 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1618840524611-HZJNR4BXKXRWSXIB9UHD/Smita-Sharma-1-4.jpg We Cry In Silence - Stolen Lives M., who is now 18, waits for a train with her cousin in South 24 Parganas, a largely poor district in West Bengal with a high incidence of trafficking. A man M. met in a class sold her to a brothel in Delhi. She managed to call her father and was rescued by police with help from a nonprofit called Shakti Vahini. “This incident is a dark episode in my life,” M. said. “When I came home, I was scared and ashamed. 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This annual crisis is rooted in seasonally slower winds, mixed with smoke emitted from coal-fired power plants and exacerbated by thousands of fires in the agricultural fields of Punjab and Haryana, the two states northwest of New Delhi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1745577386214-DJ0WB16D4HL1F2T305B9/TNC-NoBurn-3.jpg India's Crop Burning Problem Burning fields at Kanoi village, Punjab. Every year around 2 million farmers across Punjab and Haryana set their fields aflame resulting in heavy smog and severe air pollution in Delhi and the neighbouring regions of Northern India. Studies estimated that each year tens of thousands of citizens die from respiratory illnesses due to air pollution. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1745577345569-TO8EJSFYVY3H698DVATH/TNC-NoBurn-4.jpg India's Crop Burning Problem Varmu Singh, a landless farmer makes a living by working as a contract labourer at other people’s farm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1745577396053-CU0MYPHND1BX4F56IBA2/TNC-NoBurn-5.jpg India's Crop Burning Problem A close up of Sardar Amar Singh’s hand with an amputated finger which he lost while working on a wheat cutting machine. Singh owns a farm less than an acre in size that gives him a modest harvest. Despite his low income, he understands the importance of scientific farming methods and uses CRM technology like Happy Seeder which he rents from other farmers for harvesting. Singh has been one of the biggest advocate in his village against crop burning and encourages other farmers to take up technology that omits field burning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1745577426833-WD61D58068K1VALKJYPD/TNC-NoBurn-6.jpg India's Crop Burning Problem Gurdeep Singh, a fourth generation farmer drives a tractor during the rice harvest at his farm in Dhakraba, Punjab. Singh started using a Happy Seeder in 2017. The implement shreds old crop stubble, which eliminates the need for burning. He has seen significant improvements in the quality and yield of grain and believes his crops are able to better withstand strong winds compared to those managed with traditional methods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1745577480864-0T4PD2HI7L7CXBDTK2Q2/TNC-NoBurn-7.jpg India's Crop Burning Problem Bird's eye view of a wheat farm in Karnal, Haryana. Harvested wheat crops are bundled up to process them for threshing. India has a rain-fed agriculture. With the heatwave and lack of rain, it has affected the wheat production in the country and impacted farmers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1745577496850-UHJNJKOW6FNLO0PFA4SI/TNC-NoBurn-8.jpg India's Crop Burning Problem Rice is processed and bagged at a grain market in Samana, Punjab. The government guarantees a minimum price for wheat and rice in case the market price dips too low. This assurance keeps many farmers tied to growing grains. India is the world’s second-largest producer of rice and wheat and it is the cornerstone of the country's food security policy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1745577546321-BE27MWH38D0DEQ5AOTQV/TNC-NoBurn-9.jpg India's Crop Burning Problem A worker carries a bundle of rice straw off Gurdeep Singh’s field. The straw will be used to feed livestock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1745577546632-HYCH6NRPSEV504TH5ZYR/TNC-NoBurn-10.jpg India's Crop Burning Problem Sardar Amar Singh sits in his furniture workshop. He has farmed his entire life and still maintains a field that’s less than one acre. Despite his low income, he understands the importance of scientific farming methods and rents Happy Seeder and Super Seeder for harvesting rice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1745577615287-O2BFQM0X5OC4L6G00GYD/TNC-NoBurn-12.jpg India's Crop Burning Problem Prakashi Devi works at a farm near Ramba village, Karnal region, Haryana. In India, agriculture is mostly associated with men, especially when it comes to decision making and running the business. Women are generally hired as farm labourers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1745577628697-K872FFPAGVJXQQ48RXYF/TNC-NoBurn-11.jpg India's Crop Burning Problem Labourers take a break from working in a rice paddy in the Karnal region of Haryana. By law, farmers must wait until the arrival of seasonal monsoons to begin planting their crops. But the paddies still require vast amounts of water pumped from wells, putting a great deal of stress on the region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1745577721676-I1HX80TEG054GQ9VCQ0O/TNC-NoBurn-14.jpg India's Crop Burning Problem Farm workers harvest tomatoes in Haryana, India. Farmers also diversify their crops beyond rice and wheat by growing fruits, vegetables and legumes because they require less water and no burning—but farms receive no price guarantees. Many farmers are rapidly shifting from the safer but less profitable option of foodgrain to vegetables becasue of climate change and growing demand for vegetables. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1745577661056-AK8XCB0FUH25YAJ6KF94/TNC-NoBurn-13.jpg India's Crop Burning Problem Agriculture is mostly associated with men, especially when it comes to decision making and running the business. Women are generally hired as farm labourers.Amandeep has broken all the stereotypes. She grew up helping her father work in their family’s field and simultaneously educated herself. She completed her bachelors degree in food processing at a college in Patiala. Her family became the first farmers in the community to stop burning paddy stubble and adopt crop-residue management (CRM) technology. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1745577771350-F9XF5FWFDMBTOSJH3EWH/TNC-NoBurn-15.jpg India's Crop Burning Problem Groom Abhisek Gandhi accompanied by relatives seek blessings from an altar of their forefathers, located at their ancestral farm near Badarpur village, Karnal region, Haryana. Abhisek is the nephew of farmer Rajesh Kumar. Rajesh is a fourth generation farmer and has been farming for 20 years. He works on 70 acre land collectively owned by his three brothers and himself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1745577784504-UN38FLLY58D2YOVZI0U2/TNC-NoBurn-16.jpg India's Crop Burning Problem Volunteers prepare food at the Golden Temple, Amritsar. The temple's community kitchen is the largest in the world—serving free meals 24 hours a day, all year long. The temple operates through donations of food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1745577834540-NQWPG8DJP02LOW6FT7AH/TNC-NoBurn-17.jpg India's Crop Burning Problem At the Golden Temple in Amritsar, leftover roti breads are collected and will be distributed to feed livestock. The temple's community kitchen is the largest in the world—serving free meals 24 hours a day, all year long. The temple operates through donations of food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1745577844422-BHTLJVTWEUZ2KT0WW7LQ/TNC-NoBurn-18.jpg India's Crop Burning Problem Visitors leave with empty plates after eating at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab. The community kitchen at the temple is the largest in the world serving free meals 24 hours a day, all year long. 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Make it stand out Smita Sharma gave a guest talk on the show ‘The Magic in You’ with Shonali. https://www.facebook.com/events/united-kingdom/the-magic-in-you-with-shonali/943044189588125/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1631012501784-FNGX8YJXNLHQNQC8QFPX/Everyday+projects_Smita+Sharma News - Make it stand out Smita was among the 6 grant selection committee members for Everyday Projects Grant. https://www.everydayprojects.org/grant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1536734484252-C2QFGQCSLZO96O81I40W/08.png News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1536162218717-VHX1BJTUSBC9CD12FTNT/IMG_2033.JPG News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1536754779882-JF3W5ETU719EG01K5SB5/IMG-6405.JPG News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1536754785676-7L2RXSTFSH00V5Q0TAIM/IMG-6404.JPG News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1536127754001-XQ0CW31XDJS6OP4NGFSM/Screen+Shot+2017-04-04+at+12.10.01+PM.png News - All Women Symposium “ Beyond Boundaries” Chennai Photo Biennale’s All-women symposium “ Beyond Boundaries” , Chennai, India, 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1536130028665-A7B9DTSOILVVMWG6LLYX/Screen+Shot+2018-04-13+at+4.09.47+AM.png News Conducted a photo workshop for tribal girls in Jharkhand with 24hourproject. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1536131174845-CIBRA2FJR4GWR7CXAALQ/Screen+Shot+2018-09-05+at+12.34.57+PM.png News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1536741424976-3FR1ZDGKKA7VX3JNR8ZW/Screen+Shot+2018-09-12+at+2.06.34+PM.png News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1536752337834-FAYZC73AUW21TAN1R1RH/15895707_10211861278227749_6830137436782424130_o.jpg News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1536752330980-M5JYZUL0JMXACCLPJ3T5/15589662_10154343876894069_1467748089536990724_n.jpg News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1536130446172-L8RGO3LIQE0OSG3DZ0MJ/Screen+Shot+2018-09-05+at+12.23.22+PM.png News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1536130676288-XWXUX6B8GFOMMBF9DFTM/Screen+Shot+2018-09-05+at+12.27.20+PM.png News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1536130445286-MOFITJGN5EY0P2H7U7ZW/Screen+Shot+2018-09-05+at+11.12.29+AM.png News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1631019975235-ITFH5J6OMQHCRZE1BH0Y/Smita+Sharma_Oxford.png News - Make it stand out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SBf3XJUn9g&t=2700s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/e02035c0-17cd-4e53-9c5c-2b252eacc398/4.jpg News - Make it stand out Smita was the curator for the Srishti print sale for the covid fundraiser. https://printwithsrishti.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/7b5047fb-0c45-4dd7-8e84-51d2d101a6ed/Screenshot+2021-12-20+at+1.23.24+PM.png News - Make it stand out Smita Sharma is a mentor in the mentorship program for Indian Photo Festival, 2022. https://www.indianphotofest.com/mentorship https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1536757406715-4ZBG8CLBYGGWA9MDNQQF/IMG-5799.JPG News Chit Chat with Qissaa “Chronicles of Courage” with Photojournalist Smita Sharma, Kolkata, India, 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1537593041165-55K66L9RWLMXG1DYFRI4/IMG_1838.jpg News Instructor at Foundry Photojournalism Workshop in Kolkata, India, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/b72f3dae-ea9c-4616-a38a-18e93aa0e24a/8.jpg News - Make it stand out Smita Sharma is among the mentors for the Women Photograph 2021 mentorship program. https://www.womenphotograph.com/mentorship-apply https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1631648487683-WJF9JSJ9EIZV6I98VG60/Smita+mam+5.jpg News - Make it stand out https://www.facebook.com/newlightkolkata/photos/-please-join-us-on-our-new-light-kolkata-%F0%9D%90%85%F0%9D%90%9A%F0%9D%90%9C%F0%9D%90%9E%F0%9D%90%9B%F0%9D%90%A8%F0%9D%90%A8%F0%9D%90%A4-%F0%9D%90%8F%F0%9D%90%9A%F0%9D%90%A0%F0%9D%90%9E-%F0%9D%90%8B%F0%9D%90%A2%F0%9D%90%AF%F0%9D%90%9E-%F0%9D%90%93%F0%9D%90%8E%F0%9D%90%83%F0%9D%90%80%F0%9D%90%98a-live-webinar-/3236995859691413/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/c35328e0-fdfa-4124-b8df-8dcbfe660615/1.jpg News - Make it stand out Smita Sharma is the recipient of The Foto Award’s advocacy award 2021. https://lasfotosproject.org/thefotoawards/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1536161947804-I5J07QG969DHS6HHXG6A/Screen+Shot+2018-09-05+at+9.08.11+PM.png News Podcast - 10 Frames per second. http://10fps.net/ep31-smita-sharma/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/f64f5754-075b-4e98-8ebd-d020c5a8479f/Untitled-1.png News - Make it stand out Smita Sharma is amongst the judges panel of Amnesty International Award for Photojournalism 2022 https://amnesty-media-awards.org.uk/judges-2021/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1631012691050-V2WOJ5IAUCOUYEX1I1L1/Guest+Episode_Smita+Sharma News - Make it stand out Smita Sharma was a guest on Ami Thakkar’s podcast Tuckered Out. https://www.tuckeredoutwithami.com/episodes/storytelling-through-smita-sharmas-lens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1536127705615-2IWYT7UM8UPGPSQZVZ7V/astist-talk-final-final-06-1024x682.jpg News Artist Talk - “Not My Shame” at Chennai Photo Biennale, Chennai, India, 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1631019786652-HBA01T4M30LZ9030QPOS/Nikon_Smita+Shamra+Judge.png News - Make it stand out Judge for Women photography contest organized by Nikon. https://www.capturewithnikon.in/throughherlens-the-season-2-of-nikons-women-photography-contest-is-here/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1631012030284-8HF4XJT9HX6SCNRB9BIE/FotoevidenceWorkshop.jpg News - Make it stand out Smita Sharma is among the mentors for the FotoEvidence 2021 workshop. https://fotoevidence.com/expose https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1547556043492-MVKC2SQSBZP2NBPIJVCU/Dw8dbPHX4AEFwru.jpg-large.jpeg News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/db139d78-2b43-480a-9fe1-7ebaad5e41df/unnamed.png News - Make it stand out Smita Sharma was a panelist on a summit organized by Journalism initiative for reporting Gender-Based violence in a Heating World. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/e4ad3415-5414-41d9-bdf5-1d60024922a8/5.jpg News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/bb89e0d8-02d2-4e7b-a6f8-aebeb3c52d57/WhatsApp+Image+2022-11-16+at+10.43.21+AM.jpeg News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/bfb28466-50b2-4bc6-ae20-4de7857a1bd1/2.jpg News - Make it stand out Smita was one of the Artists who presented their work and gave a talk at Storytelling for Change Summit, 2021 https://b-k-lnks.squarespace.com/summit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1541656792124-MLKTQFQX2DRJ40OM17QV/WhatsApp+Image+2018-10-18+at+8.06.02+PM.jpg News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1541656791571-CRSZZFTG7ILVNAQ8NHAW/WhatsApp+Image+2018-10-18+at+8.06.03+PM.jpg News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1541656797915-K5OZSCRDE1I430EQREL3/WhatsApp+Image+2018-10-18+at+8.06.03+PM-2.jpg News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1541656941835-59MXYEX27LPJFBO4Q0EC/WhatsApp+Image+2018-10-18+at+8.06.05+PM.jpeg News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1537161997332-FHKJP6QKAJNE0OHI7KIW/5501827408_IMG_0024.jpg News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1537161997881-VFM3ARQJ7W0EFEDEXFNG/5501827408_IMG_0025.jpg News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/3e00293f-636c-47a9-aad3-ce018430f22c/7.jpg News - Make it stand out In an online event discussion on Gender, Power and Documenting Vulnerability. https://www.photoethics.org/content/2020/10/7/photography-ethics-symposium-on-gender-power-and-documenting-vulnerability https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1536166605994-BESP5USQEI6QLQME8F80/08.png News Women in Photography 2018 slideshow projection: Women Photograph at Objectifs’ Women in Film and Photography Stolen Futures | Smita Sharma https://www.objectifs.com.sg/wip2018_smitasharma/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/0ec659dd-2c13-467f-bee8-53030e416892/WeCry-IPF.jpg News - Make it stand out Indian Photo Festival 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1536757708617-HC209N6LQ92P0FH8T70V/16315498430_86646c0800_o.png News “Not My Shame” - Solo exhibition as part of the TEDx Conference held at Yanbu City, Saudi Arabia, 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1536127490579-P222CA1CT7JJQUHLMBUK/Indian+Of+The+Year+award+in+the+field+of+photojournalism..jpg News - “ Indian Of The Year award ” “Indian Of The Year award” by Brands Academy, Delhi, 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/a267290d-c7ee-46f9-a818-8e125dbab6a9/WhatsApp+Image+2022-12-27+at+12.04.27+AM.jpeg News - Make it stand out Photojournalist Smita Sharma’s book ‘We Cry in Silence’ on cross-border trafficking to be launched at Indian Photo Festival 2022 in Hyderabad - The Hindu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/0cbfb725-d730-477a-adca-55ea12918e8d/TW21_20211203_2GT5718+%283%29.jpg News - Make it stand out Smita Sharma gives a talk at TED Women 2021, where she also exhibited her work. https://tedwomen2021.ted.com/speakers#smita-sharma https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/444f6d24-dac5-4d3e-bcc2-838bfef455c0/Untitle.png News - Make it stand out Smita Sharma is among the featured speakers for the Storytellers Summit 2021 organized by National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/events/storytellers-summit/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1631013560801-ULLV3ZO7CLSWGZBJFBM1/IPF+Grant_Smita+Sharma.png News - Make it stand out Smita Sharma conducted a workshop on Documenting Human Rights issues with Sensitivity, organized with Indian Photo Festival (IPF). https://www.indianphotofest.com/workshopwithsmitasharma https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1631015424879-X1BPBWZT8I050T4S64GM/T7News-PanelDiscussion_Smita+Sharma.jpg News - Make it stand out Smita Sharma in a live discussion on Violence against women and children in COVID times at t7 News. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWlRUKeGSp8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1536753837889-VG386FMPT57CST3HPUF8/22405388_758479857656765_2009830319845005053_n.jpg News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1536753838514-2DXX3A8RJMAQMKI7S33B/IMG-6339.jpg News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1631020514484-GGY9L7KNBJUZSC91ZRA0/Nikon_Smita+Shamra+Judge.png News - Make it stand out Live session on Storytelling through Photography in collaboration with Nikon. https://twitter.com/NikonIndia/status/1340215392984203266 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/2ac65aed-7d4a-4f65-b9f1-024ce56e3b40/6.jpg News Winner of the prestigious Amnesty International award for Photojournalism. https://amnesty-media-awards.org.uk/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1536128006164-PMLRQ6BP55H0N6X1HIRJ/Credo+Orbis_empowerment+women.jpg News - Hosted the conference on Global Vision Hosted the conference on Global Vision towards poverty free India through sustainable social infrastructure organised by CREDO Orbis, Delhi, India, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/dd4e9341-c197-43b1-a0c7-5aa311a48b53/3.jpg News - Make it stand out Smita Sharma is among the TED Women speakers of 2021. https://www.ted.com/participate/ted-fellows-program/meet-the-ted-fellows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1536126702197-46QVHKRRRMQY4LH33YAF/WomeninJourmalism.jpg News One of the mentors of Coalition for Women in Journalism, Committed to helping women journalists across the globe and giving them equal opportunities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/4357f808-309d-4482-a3ec-7353e43d9a8e/WhatsApp+Image+2022-11-18+at+8.08.12+AM.jpeg News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/349e6cf9-af80-4cf1-8a19-c10a506346a0/Fetisov+Journalism+awards.png News - 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Exceptional Women of Excellence award by Women Economic Forum - WEF for her work highlighting gender and social issues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1536129446017-X8ZIG514OSRB2MI6RVUS/15167581_1156061891173636_9222567714011870065_o.jpg News - Panel Discussion Panel Discussion on "Long term projects” - Indian Photo Festival, Hyderabad, India, 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/33f28170-a99a-409a-9da1-9cc48dfbc309/Screenshot+2021-12-20+at+1.59.32+PM.png News - Make it stand out Smita Sharma is among the 5 esteemed judges for the Chennai Photo Biennale Photo Awards, 2022. https://chennaiphotobiennale.foundation/cpbx/projects/cpbphotoawards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5156716de4b0ec1768d55afd/1536126609624-5UTO7UYUYE1K3MTVEKHM/TP_12.jpg News - UN Headquarters (New York) - CSW61 Youth Forum Conducted a skill-lab on "Using photography for social change”. 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