In her report on the life of indian women in the countryside (2003), she criticizes the widespread taboo in India of everything to do with the body and sexuality. In 1983, she published her short story, "Girls" in the Hindi weekly
Dharmyug, and in
English language translation in the weekly
Manushi in the same year. She was awarded the
Padma Shri in 2006 for her services in the field of journalism. ==Bibliography==