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Electronic cigarettes laid out on a table
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Public health

A vaping-free Gujarat

E-cigarettes have been banned in India since 2019, yet they still reach school-age children. In June 2026 we wrote to the Chief Minister and seven other State offices asking for a time-bound "Vaping-Free Gujarat" mission and a State task force.

  • No new law and no new budget are needed.
  • Letters went to the Home, Health and Education Ministers, the Chief Secretary, the DGP and the FDCA Commissioner.
Sansad Bhavan, New Delhi
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Family and culture

Taken to Parliament

We have written to Members of Parliament, the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister on the regulation of OTT and social media content, and on the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Candles burning at a night vigil
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Community

Standing with our daughters

On Raksha Bandhan 2024 we sought permission for a peaceful candle march in Paldi, Ahmedabad, against atrocities on daughters.

In 2026 our youth team, Yuva Jagran Manch, planned a cultural delegation to the Indian community in Germany.