Rajasthan is a western Indian state along India’s border with Pakistan. The state is known in the western world for its Maharajas and exotic palaces, but now residents in a small village are determined to get famous- with a little bit of help from Andrea Thumshirn.

Lady Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, has given birth to a baby boy. Acid attack victims in the past will not benefit from a latest law against the crime passed by the Indian Supreme Court and more than 30 million girls face genital mutilation in the next decade, says the UNICEF. Click to find out more about what women’s themes made it to the headlines.

India is the land where Buddha gained enlightenment, but Buddha’s own home is rocked by violence from all sides. Women Talk Online blogger Vishwadeepak asks a very important question: where is Buddha’s legacy?

I’ve been helping out at Deutsche Welle in the last few weeks and have become very interested in Womentalkonline, a blog and Facebook page that a small team of editors does for women across Asia. It inspired me to write a little about what my school is doing to help girls and women in Africa. Maybe something like this can be done in Asia. Perhaps it is already happening. It would be nice to find out more about this kind of thing.

Imagine you’re talking to your best friend. Both of you are talking about Germany. What is the first thing that comes to your mind? The strong economy during the euro crisis? Stereotypes, such as beer and sausages? Or women’s rights? What if your friend told you that only 8.3% of women (in companies with 500+ employees) are in a senior position? Would you believe it?

The Duchess of Cambridge, Lady Catherine, has had to cope with a lot. Other than the usual problems that pregnancy brings, Lady Kate has to deal with all the media exposure and speculations about the methods that will be used when she gives birth to her baby. Women Talk Online blogger Debarati Mukherjee is also expecting a baby later this year. She talks about the latest fad – hypno-birthing.

16-year-old Malala may be a heroine in her own right, having survived an attack by the Taliban. However, people in her country think there is a huge hype around her created by the local media. Afghanistan’s parliament is scheduled to discuss a law which will protect men who have committed crimes against women and bar dancers in Mumbai are getting back their jobs.

Find out which women’s themes made it to the headlines in South Asia.