Women who live by Wular Lake

Rehti Begum's story

On Wular Lake

Mehmooda 's story

Rashid's story

Environment deterioration

Nayeema's story

Invisible work of cleaning lake

Women play key role in fishing industry

Naseema's story

Wular lake in Kashmir is a main source of livelihood for families who live by it. While the men are expected to go fishing, or even step out of the village for daily wage labour, the cleaning of the lake is considered the duty of women. Women go out in boats at the crack of dawn and deweed the lake every single day. 

In this podcast, independent journalist Baseera Rafiqi speaks with the women who go to the lake everyday. Baseera who is a resident of Bandipora raises an important question - Why is it that only women are expected to do this work. She talks about how women’s work is invisible in the fishing industry.

Wular lake in Kashmir is a main source of livelihood for families who live by it. While the men are expected to go fishing, or even step out of the village for daily wage labour, the cleaning of the lake is considered the duty of women. Women go out in boats at the crack of dawn and deweed the lake every single day. 
In this podcast, independent journalist Baseera Rafiqi speaks with the women who go to the lake everyday. Baseera who is a resident of Bandipora raises an important question - Why is it that only women are expected to do this work. She talks about how women’s work is invisible in the fishing industry.

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The Suno India Show&rsquo; is a news show by Suno India combining slow journalism with under-represented and under-reported stories. Covering the diverse range of topics like politics, technology, education and society, the host brings in informative interviews and engaging discussions with experts. The show not only shines a spotlight on stories that matter but keeps the listeners up to date with the latest national news.

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