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  Household Horrors Shagun Kulshreshtha “At home”, a phrase that makes one feel relaxed, at peace, vulnerable and safe. Family can provide a kind of comfort that no one can match. But with the social norms that regard females as the “weaker” gender, there often are cases of domestic violence against them. Women face unfair treatment not only in their own families but also from their spouses or partners. Alcoholism, financial troubles, mental stress, need to assert physical power, and one’s insecurities are some factors that drive the dominant to abuse the submissive. All households, no matter from whichever walk of life, experience these issues. These heinous crimes take place behind closed doors and victimises wives, daughters, nieces, and even granddaughters. From the rural parts of India to the urbanized cities, gender-based domestic violence is an abusive expression of patriarchy. The use of physical force, mental torture, and even murders have deemed women’s homes unsa...

Bitter Truth of Progressive India: Violence Against Women Shagun Kulshreshtha Women, while being considered as "devi" of the patriarchal Indian household, have been facing discrimination due to the structural and institutional inequality of society which is held up by male chauvinists. Women who don't "fit" the social construct of a family caregiver, a submissive homemaker, and an obedient wife, still face the dismissive side glances and repulsive gazes. Girls who want to educate themselves are still shunned by their own family as "too demanding" or "too independent".  A complex concept, violence: it lurks on the streets after 7 pm, while it roams freely in our own homes, buildings and families. According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS 4), every THIRD woman, since the age of 15, has faced violence in her life. Eve teasing/catcalling, rape, forced prostitution, femicide, infanticide are just some evils that continue to prevail larg...