A frustrated young 20 year old girl calls up from Ghodegaon, a place near Manchar, Pune, yelling at her mother, ‘You wait here and listen to what I am talking to them, but let me speak please’. Her mother in the background was telling her not to lie. She was badly beaten up by her mother […]
Lenore E. Walker writes“One woman described life-threatening physical assaults, one of which resulted in a broken vertebra in her neck. She was in physical pain for months following this beating.” Whenever we listen to the term Domestic violence, we always think of one partner beating the other one. We rarely think of any other type […]
Context: The cultural construction of gender has a great influence in acceptance of the violent treatment of women, as a social norm, in India. Domestic Violence (DV) needs to be understood in its socio-cultural and economic context, as it carries significant implications for prevalence, risk factors, outcomes, and effective ways of combatting this type of […]
Some time back, the news and social media was flooded with an appalling video of a man beating his wife, who confronted him about his affair. His response? – That it is a personal matter, not a crime. This is just one incident amongst many where women are being subjected to abuse in their own […]
November month is celebrated is a national gratitude month. But what does gratitude mean? Gratitude is an act or a quality to show appreciation towards others and be thankful. It is more than just saying ‘thank you’ for it has enormous power in changing moods, having better health and better wellbeing. It so happens that […]
