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A pilot programme in Bihar sensitises CRPF men about gender issues

According to the CRPF, it has lost almost 200 men to suicide since 2014

Officer Yuvraj Kumar speaks to the men on gender issues in the Gaya battalion. Photos: Sweta Daga
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Officer Yuvraj Kumar speaks to the men on gender issues in the Gaya battalion. Photos: Sweta Daga

Sweta Daga
“I am going to do the washing.”
“I am going to cook.”
“I am going to make chai.”
“I am going to dress my children for school.”
“I am going to sweep and mop in my house.”

These simple commitments come from an unlikely source: the combat-ready men of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), India’s largest Central Armed Police Force.

At the CRPF Group Centre in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, officers Piyush Bhardwaj and Vijay Kumar, along with Inspector Rajiv Kumar, lead the session. Before they begin, Bhardwaj asks the constables to speak openly and leave rank outside the room. His request is received with a resounding,

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