Gender based violence is a sad reality of a country which is emerging as the fastest growing economy in the world .

According to a survey, 27 per cent of women have experienced physical violence since the age 15 in India. This experience of physical violence among women is more common in rural areas than among women in urban areas. Domestic violence cases, where women reported physical abuse in rural and urban areas, were at 29 per cent and 23 percent, respectively ( News 18, Every Third Woman In India Suffers Physical Violence at Home, 2021 )

It’s time we identify it and raise our voice against physical abuse in marital relationships.

Gender based violence is a sad reality of a country which is emerging as the fastest growing economy in the world .

According to a survey, 27 per cent of women have experienced physical violence since the age 15 in India. This experience of physical violence among women is more common in rural areas than among women in urban areas. Domestic violence cases, where women reported physical abuse in rural and urban areas, were at 29 per cent and 23 percent, respectively ( News 18, Every Third Woman In India Suffers Physical Violence at Home, 2021 )

It’s time we identify it and raise our voice against physical abuse in marital relationships.