birth control

How Did the Colonial State Debate Birth Control in India?

How did colonial authorities debate birth control in India? Dr. Sanjam Ahluwalia, historian, explains.

Has India's discourse on birth control been discriminatory from the start? Dr. Sanjam Ahluwalia, historian, explains.

How did Western feminists get involved in India's birth control movement? Dr. Sanjam Ahluwalia, historian, explains.

How did early feminists debate birth control in India? Dr. Sanjam Ahluwalia, historian, explains.

“[I]t was interesting to notice that this connection was strongest for women who had not been depressed before.”

Why was the ‘Hum Do, Humare Do’ (Us Two, Our Two) policy problematic? Dr. Mytheli Sreenivas, historian and gender studies scholar, explains.

How do gender and class impact access to premarital abortions in India? Dr. Amrita Nandy, gender scholar, explains.

If taken correctly, birth control pills are 99.7% effective at preventing pregnancies.