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           World Cancer Day is observed across the globe to support the goals of the World Cancer Declaration, written in 2008. The initiative aimed at battling cancer is a global event formulated by Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) , which combines leading cancer-fighting association promoted by more than 400 member organizations across 120 countries.  Over the years, several initiatives by both international and national entities have been launched to raise awareness on cancer, its treatment, and methods of prevention. The key objective is to reduce the illness and related death by 2020. Cancer has evolved as an epidemic disease and at this moment, the crying need is to initiate discussion at family-level, city-level, state-level, and national-level.  Facts and figures                   As per a recent journalistic report by Indian expr...

Girls are weak! Boys are brave! Often, you must have heard this statement. Google.com                 In a patriarchal society like ours, we create contrasting gender roles that lead to discrimination and devaluation of girls and women. Stereotyping that promotes gender inequity, which later leads to acceptance of imbalances in power. The root of the problem stems from negative influences on a child’s attitude and perception. Gender identities are defined as children grow and are influenced by the situation at home, from their parents, and at school, from their peers and teachers. This at times leads to discrimination and questionable gender roles — Children internalise the myth that boys are strong, while girls are vulnerable. We are no strangers to news about young girls being molested. Disha was five-years-old when she was first abused by a boy who was barely three times her age. Disha...