Box MS-032 Box 2

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Consists of broadsheets and clippings. These are Rai's columns in the Tribune and the Tribune on Sunday; topics related to the Limca Book of World Records and breast cancer detection.

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Broadsheets and clippings consisting of Rai's columns in the Tribune, the Hindu and the Hindu Business Line on care in the HIV / AIDS epidemic, work on the Myanmar - Manipur border for AIDS prevention; professional home managers, opportunities provided by NGOs to urban disadvantaged youth, corporal publishment, affordable healthcare to prevent maternal deaths and rickshaw driver collectives.

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Broadsheets and clippings consisting of Rai's articles in the Hindu Magazine, the Hindu Business Line and the Tribune on widows in Vrindavan, crimes on the Bangalore border and a women's battalion of the BSF, profile of the founder of an NGO for farmer assistance, and shareholding initiative for craftswomen called Rangsutra.

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Broadsheet clipping of Rai's article in the Sunday Tribune on self-help groups in Uttar Pradesh.

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Broadsheets and clippings consisting of Rai's columns in the Asian Age, the Deccan Chronicles, the Hindustan Times and the Hindu, regarding self-help groups (SHGs) in Uttar Pradesh, women's rights to contraception, assessment of dole for single women in Telangana, threat assessment towards animals, and the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill and ramifications.

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Clippings of Rai's features in the Business Guardian supplement of Sunday Guardian, the Asian Age, and the Sunday Tribune, on health worker efforts in Bihar via goat investing, differently-abled athletes and provision of water irrigation in Nimar to Bhils.

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Clippings of Rai's writings on financial schemes for senior citizens and elder care.

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Consists of broadsheets and clippings. These are articles on the dangers of the thresher machine for women and children workers in the Economic Times and Navbharat Times.

Scope and Contents Consists of broadsheets and clippings in the Hindustan and Amar Ujala Rupayan on the vigilance of the media, the continued criminalisation of Adivasi populations, overpopulation, unqualified doctors, poaching and protection of wildlife, the impacts of terrorism in Kashmir, government interference in private schools. It also includes features and interviews with Mohini Gire, Chairperson of the National Commission for Women for Unnati features, Dainik Jagaran and the Antarang supplement of...

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Consists of broadsheets and clippings. These consist of articles in Hindustan, Hindustan Dainik, Nimach Jilla Samachar, Punjab Kesari, Jansatta on Muslim women's struggles, rights of women journalists, girl children in poverty-stricken families, the National Commission on Population and poverty alleviation, housing for the poor, tribal rights and Gandhian activism; tiger protection; blood donation

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Consists of photocopies of Rai's articles on maternal health and a profile of K Tulasi Rao of Andhra Pradesh Forest Department's work in assistance the local population. Includes a reader's letter in reply to the profile of Rao.

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Transcript for Discussion Panel regarding writing on development issues between Nikhil Chakravarthy, Usha Rai, Mrinal Pande and Sanjay Ghosh at the Press Institute, moderated by Ashoke Chatterjee.

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Consists of a photograph of Usha Rai with Sonia Gandhi and Jaya Bachchan on the occasion of the release of the cassette of the film Abhaya.

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Consists of the articles ''Journalism is my Sustenance', Delhi Mid-Day; Women Journalists Coming into their Own', Sunday Mail Profession.

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Consists of the interview 'Pressing on for woman journalists' in the New Straits Times; 'A green film festival and something more' regarding the festival Vatavaran 2003 of which she was a judge in the Hindu; 'Sanman for the right Strees' regarding an award to Usha Rai in the Statesman Kolkata; and comment by Rai in her capacity as deputy director of the Press Institute of India on 'Strong Press Council can enhance journalism' in the New Straits Times.

Scope and Contents Consists of broadsheets and media clippings. These are news articles pertaining to Rai in the Tribune, the Hindu, the Asian Age, the Deccan Herald, the Statesman by Asha Ramachandran, Anuradha Dutt and staff reporters on the bias, inequalities of wage and working conditions, and harassment faced by women journalists in the workplace; abuse faced by women in the media; the results of 'Status of Women Journalists in India' carried out by the Press Institute of India and commissioned by the...

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Photocopy of a letter sent by Sarma, Personal Secretary of the CGM, to Rama Sharma, Deputy Director (Public Relations) of the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board, regarding the dispatch of copies of requested articles upon receipt of demand draft; and stating that the article on Bhutto had been sent to the editorial office. See also: MS-032-1-1-1-1

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Letter from Nayak to Sudha Srivastava, forwarded to Usha Rai, regarding Rai's visit to Srivastava's Savitri Girls' College to do a feature as part of series on CDI colleges.

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Correspondence between Lakshman and Rai regarding the column on environmental issues titled 'Green Talk', that Rai was commissioned to write for the Hindu. Includes a draft copy of an article titled 'A Park at the Mercy of God and Militants)

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Letter from Rai printed in the Asian Age, issuing clarification regarding an individual not employed by the Press Trust of India, and on the provenance of the report.

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Manuscript draft on child marriages in Rajasthan.

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Manual based on Rai’s work for the UNDP programme, 2005 and Population Foundaton of India. Co-authored by Usha Rai, Swapna Majumdar and Rimjhim Jain.

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Report by UN Women - United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women. Co-authored by Usha Rai and Swapna Majumdar with contributions from Rimjhim Jain.

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Work by Plan India. Co-authored by Usha Rai and Swapna Majumdar, Rimjhim Jain.

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Biography of a perfumer with text provided by Rai.

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Report on a community health initiative in Bihar and Jharkhand by National Foundation for India . Co-authored by Usha Rai and Swapna Majumdar.