By Adam Nossiter Birubala Rabha, an Indian social activist who fought the practice of branding women as witches in the country’s remote northeast, died on May 13 in Guwahati, the capital of ...

Rain was pouring down; two women sheltered her with an umbrella. She had come to see Birubala Rabha because her sister-in-law beat her, and called her a witch. But all she really wanted was a room ...

Padma Shri awardee Birubala Rabha, renowned for her fight against witch hunting, passed away at a hospital here on Monday after a long battle with cancer, doctors said. Survived by two sons ...

Padma Shri awardee Birubala Rabha, renowned for her fight against witch hunting, passed away at a hospital here on Monday after a long battle with cancer, doctors said. Survived by two sons ...

Assam activist Birubala Rabha passes away after battling multi-organ failure A recipient of Padma Shri in 2021, the 75-year-old Rabha, hailing from Thakurvila village in lower Assam’s Goalpara ...

GUWAHATI: Assam’s anti-witch hunting crusader Birubala Rabha passed away on Monday after battling with cancer. The 70-year-old Padma Shri awardee, breathed her last at the State Cancer Hospital ...

Guwahati: Padma Shri awardee Birubala Rabha, renowned for her fight against witch hunting, passed away at a hospital here on Monday after a long battle with cancer, doctors said. Survived by two ...

Assam-based social activist Birubala Rabha, who campaigned against witch hunting in the state, died in Guwahati on Monday after battling with cancer.

Birubala Rabha’s experience as a crusader against witch-hunting since 1985 contributed to the drafting of the Assam Witch Hunting Act. Former DGP Kuladhar Saikia acknowledges her practical ...

Assam's leading activist Birubala Rabha's unyielding efforts not only helped reduce such superstitious beliefs surrounding witchcraft, but also forced the Assam government to enact the law.