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Shabana Azmi is one of India鈥檚 most famous actresses. In a career spanning 40 years she has played the lead in over 140 Indian films.聽 Shabana Azmi is equally respected for her social work. A crusader for the rights of slum dwellers, a Women鈥檚 Rights activist and a strong moderate liberal voice against religious extremism of all hues, Shabana believes art should be used as a medium for social change. 聽After more than a decade away from British theatre she is back starring in Happy Birthday Sunita playing Tejpal, the matriarch of the Johal house.

Hillary Clinton recently became a grandmother. During her daughter鈥檚 pregnancy she said she didn't want to make any decisions about running for President until the baby's arrival, pointing to her interest in enjoying becoming a grandmother for the first time.聽 The baby鈥檚 arrival has prompted questions about her ability to be President AND be a grandmother. So how easily can powerful women combine a demanding job with being a hands-on grandmother?聽

The number of sexual offences on the railway went up by almost 21% in 聽the 12 months to March 2014, 聽according to the British Transport Police.聽 Sao Paolo鈥檚 city authorities recently approved a bill enforcing women-only carriages on the city鈥檚 metro network. But could similar measures help tackle the issue in the UK?

British Transport Police Text 61016 to report crime or incidents, on your train, discretely.

This year is the centenary of Laurie Lee鈥檚 birth, the author of 鈥淐ider with Rosie鈥�. 聽This much loved book tells the tale of his life growing up in a small Gloucestershire village at a time when the countryside was experiencing great change.聽 Laurie Lee鈥檚 鈥淩osie鈥� was inspired by his cousin, Rosalind Buckland who died recently 鈥� just before her 100th birthday. 聽We often have an idealised image of life in the country and think that life might be better there, that it鈥檚 an ideal place for children to grow up where they can wander freely but is it always the childhood idyll we like to imagine? 聽聽聽Jenni speaks to , who grew up in rural Wales and who grew up in East Scotland about their memories of a rural childhood.