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Barbara Raisbeck
In India, apparently, not much. According to a recent article in the Times of India, her worth is a tenth of the price of a buffalo in the northern state of Punjab where women are... More »
Barbara Raisbeck
A few years ago I saw the film Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women . A deeply disturbing Indian film said to be futuristic in nature, from the sound of the attached article, it looks like... More »
Barbara Raisbeck
The inspiration to write a book on the issue of femicide in India came to me when my former fiancé (a Kashmiri Indian) was forced by his parents to break off our engagement. I knew... More »
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February 2008 
