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Campaign to Stop Women-Centric Swearing in India Targets Patriarchy


Campaign to Stop Women-Centric Swearing in India Targets Patriarchy
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In India, it has long been difficult to change deep seated patriarchal attitudes. Now a campaign in North India is tackling the issue through an unusual route — persuading people to stop using swear words that are sexist and target women saying that language is an important reflection of attitudes. From North India’s Haryana state, Anjana Pasricha has a report. Camera: Darshan Singh

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