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As part of Global Voices’ fundraising challenge campaign called “Behind the Story,” we will feature 30 contributors in 30 days. In this series, we ask each contributor about a particular story they have written and why working on it mattered to them. These reflections from these contributors remind us why it is important to ensure that the Global Voices Newsroom is sustainable.

In this insight, Amrit Sufi shares thoughts on why working on the story “Love, marriage and rebellion: Exploring feminist themes in India's Angika folk songs” was especially meaningful.

I am proud of writing the article “Love, marriage and rebellion: Exploring feminist themes in India's Angika folk songs;” it is quite personal to me. Through this article I was able to share how everyday culture among Angika speakers is a whirlpool of the community's experience, catharsis, and solidarity.

Global Voices is a platform that provides a space for our community to share stories and perspectives about their community and issues they care about through the accompaniment of a supportive editorial team that assists each contributor to craft their stories.

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