The International Conference onPopulation and Development (ICPD) at Cairo
brought about a paradigm shift in theway population is conceptualization. This
involves going beyond maternal healthand family planning, to the broader
framework of reproductive health and rights.How has India fared with the
paradigm shift? Is this about population controlby other means? Is it about the
social roots of illness, disease and death amongwomen? The Unheard Scream is a
revelatory collection of essays by journalistswho explore a range ofissues -
from the quinacrine sterilization scandals, to the rip-off that is theassisted
reproduction industry, to the declining age of marriage among Muslimgirls in
Malabar. Winners of the Panos Reproductive Health