Domestic Violence
Author: Mike Francis

Behind the happy facade of urban family their lies a gory truth
of domestic violence.Domestic violencevery broadly takes into
account not only physical but also verbal violence and abuse.

Seeking dowry is ill legal in India,the practice persists in
the form of wedding gifts and has been leading factor in
domestic violence. The women inside the homes very badly beaten
up by their husbands,for their demands of bowry are noy
fulfilled.The women are forced to bring money from their
father's home and when their demands are not fulfilled they are
abused and beaten mercilessly by their husbands and in-laws.

Even if huge dowry has been paid, and the demands of the other
party have been satisfied in their entiterty,their is no
guarante that the daughter will enjoy a happy and comfortable
life in home of her n-laws.Additional demands are constantly
made and if the parents of the girl fail to meet them brides
are subjected to untold of torture and suffering.Their life
becomes insecure and become unbearable inthe house of their
in-laws.Thus greed and violence wreck the home and cause untold
of suffering to the young ,innocent bride and her parents.There
seems to be no limit to human greed and animalism. Around70% of
woman in the country face domestic violence in one form or
another.

When today girls are not limited to homes they are standing
with man in every field,they are not remained in background
todaythey are coming in fore ground and are contributing in all
sepheres of life,but ours is yet male dominated society where
when a male child is born there is all happiness in the family
but when a girl is born she is regarded as a big burden over
family and mothers are called responsible for the birth of
female child.The mothers are forced to kill the female child in
their womb.So they suffers domestic violence in or another form.


Urgent steps must be taken to put down the crime and violence
against the women.Healthy public opinion must be created
against such undesirable,criminal activities.Both social
organisations and religious bodies must come out openly against
the dowry system. Wwomen's organisations,which are now quite
large in number , should carry on an intensive propogonda
against such offences. Acts have been passed by the law for
welcoming the protection of women from domestic violence.The
acts passed by the parliament recognises violence perpetrated
by husbands on wives.

It is now upto the women to come out of their homes and files
complaints regarding any kind of domestic violence against
them.Women should be educated today and should be made aware
about the laws made for their safety against domestic violence.
They should boldly stand against the violence done on them.Young
men and women should also themselves resist such malpractices.
And the education is the only tool which the suffering women
can use against the violence done on them.


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