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Dr. Roman Petryshyn, a leading member of Canada’s Ukrainian diaspora community, was named to the Order of… - Dec. 30, 2021. By Lee Reaney

Mrs Yaji and the Lockdown: The Plight of a Nyishi Woman in a Patriarchal Society Women from the Northeast are often perceived to be freer than their counterparts in the rest of India. But the customary laws and practices of their tribes are far from empowering. Mrs Yaji. Photo: Ngurang Reena NR : You and your children left for your mother’s house before the lockdown. Why? And why have you returned now? Mrs Yaji:  Because I know the devastating consequences of polygyny, I cannot abandon my children to this fate. And just like my mother and sisters, I have been replaced by another woman...