Domestic Violence
Our Great Culture, Heritage and Family Values
India is a country which cherishes its culture and heritage. This rich legacy is based on high moral and social values. One such set of values are our family values. One sees evidence of this abounding...
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Sir, I represent the self employed urban middle class from services sector. I Have spent the 50 odd years of my existence in this country. Now when my descent has...
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One of my friends is enormously rich. I told him once—“Why don’t you donate something for a noble cause?”
He replied without the least hesitation, “Noble...
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Rather than beating the same old drum at the United Nations Pakistan should take a credible action against the militants in order to have a meaningful dialogue with...
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The above title might suggest to you an Agatha Christie story plot but the truth is far more spine-chilling and blood-curdling. In this bad world where we live in hope...
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As the swine flu epidemic was not yet ended another disease has hit the floor. 489 dengue cases have been recorded in New Delhi. Now it’s time for the people to get...
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The answer is simple. The government’s policy on minority appeasement, their arrogance towards majority and terrorism is the prime reasons. While Hindus especially...
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It is the nightmare of the working parents come true. When both parents go out to work and unfortunately have to leave their infants in strange hands they are a worried...
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People in India are obsessed with the game cricket. In fact obsessed might be an under statement for some of them. The famous adage, “Eat, Sleep and drink cricket”...
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NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister of India wrote to the family who died at the PGMIER hospital due to the security issues. The Prime Minister manifested remorse over the...
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A UNESCO officer came to India to educated Indian couples on birth control. He gathered about hundred couples in a hall but on looking at the dilated eyes of these men...
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“Renowned yoga guru Swami Ramdev Tuesday sought to promote his method of keeping fit and dispel misconceptions about it at the gathering of clerics and followers...
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I was chatting with my American friend Bob on a chat site when he wrote.‘Hey you Indians are the biggest idiots. Look at the way a Chief Minister in India is erecting...
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This is the news which is nearly in every newspaper. the “But” is because we lost the match by 3 runs playing against Australia. Why is it we always...
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Our huge hue and cry over the Chinese aggression matters little to china. We are no match for them and they know that very well. So they hold us in contempt for being a...
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Sachin Tendulkar, two weeks short of completing his two decades in international cricket, scored a brilliant 175 as he crossed his personal milestone of 17,000 ODI runs...
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We know the old story; A forest used to be ruled by a lion one day another tiger also came to that forest. Soon a turf war broke out forcing the weaker one to leave the...
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An elderly woman tortured and driven out of the house that her husband had built for her has found justice after a four-year court battle against her...
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India has buried a shame in gold, but reaped a worry in grains. (The Telegraph)
In a stunning turnaround in fortune from 1991 when, in order to avoid defaults in...
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has told chief ministers from 29 Indian states to end exploitation of tribal people.
Speaking at a conference in Delhi, Mr Singh said...
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An elderly woman tortured and driven out of the house that her husband had built for her has found justice after a four-year court battle against her...
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Ranchi, Oct. 22: Two days after a doctor was found hanging at his Ashok Ashram residence in Doranda, his father accused his wife and in-laws of abetting suicide....
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Being counsellors in an NGO like SIFF, we come across so many different types of men facing harassment in the hands of either their wives, in-laws, police, judiciary or...
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“India even has a separate ministry for animals. Why should the men be left out then?” said S Venugopal, convener of Save India Family Foundation (SIFF), Andhra...
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Since the time I began to think several years ago I have often heard several things in all kinds of fora. “Women are being oppressed”, “women are...
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I always hoped that granting validity to the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act would bring fair amount of stability in the lives of women trapped in...
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The recent nerve wracking incident of the mid-air scuffle and the molestation of an air hostess by pilots of Air India is making the headlines these days.
The real...
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Day in and Day out, we get to hear so many cases of the women-centric laws being misused. Be it the 498A or the PWDVA (Commonly known as the DV Act), everyone around...
made popular Oct 5 2009
In continuation with my previous two posts on Domestic Violence viz “Violence against Women – A perception or a reality” and “Violence against Men – The...
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In continuation with my article, “Violence against Women – A perception or a Reality” this article covers the topic of Violence against Men extensively as we head...
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To,
The Honorable Minister for Law and Justice
Dr M Veerappa Moily,
Sub: – Paying maintenance to qualified and empowered women for short marriages must be stopped...
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Victims of domestic violence have no relief in seven of US states and the District of Columbia because of unwillingness on the part of insurance companies to cover such...
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“Violence Against Women (VAW)” referred to as VAW herein is a very commonly heard and most unchallenged social meme. Such high is its acceptance in society that we...
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With the White House zeroing in on the insurance-industry practice of discriminating against clients based on pre-existing conditions, administration allies are calling...
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Poor Rameshwari, just 10 year old and scarred for life. She was working as a domestic servant in the house of a TV actress Urvashi. Though brought from her home town...
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As India kicks off its Independence Day celebrations this weekend, thousands of husbands claiming harassment and men’s rights activists will converge upon Shimla to...
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When Blood is no more thicker than Water
Years back when Ghazal mastreo Jagjit Singh crooned “Rishton mein daraar aayee...”, neither he nor the writer of...
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Singer Chris Brown released a video yesterday asking his fans’ forgiveness regarding his beating and abuse of singer Rihanna.
Brown pleaded guilty in June to felony...
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When I analyze the failed marriage of my cousin Deepa, I wonder if its her liberal brought up and education, or the conservative attitude of the Indian in-laws that is...
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