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Jyoti Dhawale
Jyoti Dhawale (also known as "Jo") is an HIV activism, HIV activist who works to empower people living with HIV/AIDS in India and across the world. Early life Jyoti was born July 24, 1976, at Namkum Military Hospital in Ranchi, Jharkhand. Her father, Captain Janak Narayan Dhawale, was an officer in the Indian Air Force and her mother was a homemaker. Dhawale grew up and was schooled in various parts of India. She finished her secondary schooling from National Institute of Open Schooling, New Delhi. Health She developed bilateral sensorineural hearing loss at the age of 3 due to a bicycle accident. She strongly relies on lip-reading to follow the conversations and uses text messaging or video calls, instead of phone calls. Medical negligence Dhawale underwent three forced abortions; during the third one in 2005, she contracted HIV due to Medical malpractice, medical negligence. On her fourth forced attempt, she tested positive, and decided to go ahead with the pregnancy. On M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namkum, Ranchi
Namkum is a neighbourhood of Ranchi in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Namkum is located at In the map of Namkum CD block on page 123 of the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Ranchi'', Namkum is shown as a part of Ranchi statutory town. Further information about the wards, population etc. are not available. Area overview The map alongside shows a part of the Ranchi plateau, most of it at an average elevation of 2,140 feet above sea level. Only a small part in the north-eastern part of the district is the lower Ranchi plateau, spread over Silli, Rahe, Sonahatu and Tamar CD blocks, at an elevation of 500 to 1,000 feet above sea level. There is a 16 km long ridge south-west of Ranchi. There are isolated hills in the central plateau. The principal river of the district, the Subarnarekha, originates near Ratu, flows in an easterly direction and descends from the plat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |