#beed — Public Fediverse posts

‘I once voted to build the country...now I am voting to save it’

Khwaja Moeenuddin, 92, recalls voting in India’s first elections; he also voted in General Elections 2024. A resident of Beed, Maharashtra, he speaks on the past, present and future of our secular democracy.

#LokSabhaElection2024 #maharashtra #beed #hindutva #HateSpeech #islamophobia #IndianMuslims #BJP #india

https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/articles/i-once-voted-to-build-the-countrynow-i-am-voting-to-save-it/

WhatsApp is helping activists stop child marriage in Maharashtra’s Beed

In Beed, underage girls were being rampantly married off in small ceremonies in the villages, making it impossible to track them.

#maharashtra #beed #ChildMarriage #whatsapp #activism #RuralIndia #india

https://theprint.in/feature/whatsapp-is-helping-activists-stop-child-marriage-in-maharashtras-beed/1789681/