The last year of the century has been terribly bewildering. First it was the sight of all those mothers and widows of soldiers killed in Kargil saying how proud they were of their men's martyrdom. Then the fisherwomen of Orissa filled the TV screens, clueless about what they were going to do after the cyclone. And now it is a woman called Charan Shah who burned alive on her husband's funeral pyre in Mahoba.
Naseer Ganai / In happy times and sad, Habba Khatun’s sensuous songs make both young and old emotional. With the never-ending conflict bringing tragedies to every doorstep, Habba’s lyrics of separation amplify their mourning.
Haima Deshpande / In India, only those relationships between a man and a woman are considered to be legitimate when there is a marriage between the two.
Jayanta Oinam / Virat Kohli, 33, had recently stepped down as India's T20I captain and was subsequently removed as the ODI captain.
Ashutosh Sharma / A Mahila Congress leader, who is the face of the ‘Ladki Hoon, Lad Sakti Hoon’ campaign, however, has accused the party of anti-women bias after she was denied a ticket.
Saving Their Kin 
