Anita Soni
Anita Soni is from Barmer, Rajasthan, and is the founder of the women’s collective Thar Mahila Sangathan (locally known as Mahila Sangathan). She has worked on issues of violence against women, women’s rights and social entitlements, caste atrocities, regressive customs, MGNREGA, suicides, and other related concerns.
Areas of expertise
Women empowerment, women’s rights, youth development, government schemes, self-defence training, social audit
Articles by Anita Soni
June 11, 2024
Colourful chundaris for change: Rewriting widowhood customs in Barmer
In Barmer district of Rajasthan, widows are considered inauspicious and have to wear dark headscarves as a sign of their widowhood. A women’s collective is challenging this gender-based discrimination through chundari parivartan.
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