Thanks and Acknowledgements


  • The dais (traditional Indian midwives) who shared their time and work and caring techniques

  • Vidya Rao and Leila Caleb Varkey being with Matrika from the beginning

  • Stella Dupuis and Anshika Varma for fabulous photos and videos

  • The Matrika team of 2000 for documentation

  • The Jeeva Shepherds for research and documentation

  • Anuradha Singh for her compilation and validation of herbs and remedies

  • Human Rights in Childbirth Conference in Mumbai 2017

  • Sandeep Gupta and Nidhi Dani for the first Matrika website

  • Swati Garg for the current visual-based website