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Addressing inequality in education of rural girls
Written by Anuja Upadhyay
India is no doubt a country of contrasts, the starkest one being in educational attainment. According to the 2009 Right to Education Act, elementary education is free and compulsory for all children from the ages of 6 to 14. All direct costs such as schools fees or indirect costs like […]
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Anuja Upadhyay
Anuja is a social scientist and writer with development experience in organizations like UN Women, Manushi for Sustainable Development and International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN) across India and Nepal. Her main areas of work are on gender equity, violence against women and children, anti-human trafficking of women, girls (including children), sustainable development, health and other critical global issues like governance, migration and economic globalization. She has special interest and expertise in writing about diverse issues as a blogger for Future Challenges.
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Commercial sex work in the guise of entertainment
Written by Anuja Upadhyay
Signboards with names like Jhakkas tequila with Dance or Moonlight Cabin Restaurant or Welcome Massage dot the crowded streets of Thamel, Purano Baneshwor, Gaushala and other localities in Kathmandu. A little more than a decade ago commercial sex work and prostitution began to thrive behind the thin veil of cabin restaurants, dance bars and massage parlours in Kathmandu catering […]
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Sustainable mountain tourism: A growing challenge for Nepal
Written by Anuja Upadhyay
Although Nepal has a rich and ancient culture, the country has become more famous as an adventure playground for tourism, especially mountain tourism. The Everest range and the Annapurna circuit –mountaineering’s most prestigious venues – are beloved of mountaineers and have generated substantial amounts of income for the country and still continue to […]
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The long winding road to the EU-India free trade agreement
Written by Anuja Upadhyay
No economy can grow in isolation and in that respect trade plays a very important role. However, before getting into any trade agreement you need to do a proper cost-benefit analysis. The European Union has had its share of problems from mounting fiscal deficits to chronic depression, and India as […]
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The unjust situation of Nepal’s migrant women workers
Written by Anuja Upadhyay
Kanchi Tamang from a village near Pokhara, the second largest city in Nepal, has been working in Saudi Arabia for the past three years. Her two children aged eight and ten years go to a nearby private school. Her sister in law and neighbour and husband take turns to take […]
