The A-Z of Domestic Violence

In view of the alarming rise of crime against women, I thought it was important to share my experience and insight with all of you.  There’s no denying that men too go through domestic violence and it is equally abhorrent. But practically, men only face verbal and emotional abuse (a woman not adhering to a man’s…

Indian marriages and an array of double standards

We all want our daughters and sisters to be treated right. Why have double standards for the wife (daughter-in-law) then? Why treat the woman who embraces your family (a family she wasn’t brought up into..a family she never knew existed for 20 something years of her life..a family whose habits are different from those of…

Patriarchal society and a degenerating culture in India!

Back in the olden times (vedic period), women were given utmost respect and treated as “devi”..They were well qualified and had the freedom to choose their partners. Mughals screwed it all up and then the status of women deteriorated from bad to worse.. Gender bias, female foeticide, rapes, domestic violence, dowry harassment..the list just goes…