INT'L WOMEN'S DAY:Solidarity Empowers

A few months ago, Kathammala, 23, barged on to the stage set up for a function attended by the chief minister of southern Tamil Nadu state, Jayaraman Jayalalithaa.

Policemen and commandos failed to stop the young woman from breaking through a tight security cordon to reach the dais, waving a petiton and shouting, ''Amma (mother) please help me.(more...)