India - Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence in India is really a serious problem which no one even wanted to acknowledge, forget about addressing it. When the law is made and implemented by Men, you cannot expect the problem to be taken seriously. With more and more women getting good education as a result of 33% reservations in education and women becoming politically active at local governing bodies (the actual number of women in local administration is 42% now) this is slowly changing. The new Domestic Violence law is another step forward in wiping off the gender discrimination in the country.
With the negative press the Law is attracting, the answer Renuka Chowdary (Central Minister responsible for bringing out the law) gave is right on spot.
These guys don't want to talk about the Violence, but are ready to question about the effectiveness when something is actually being done about it.


Q ) With the chances of compromise coming down as a result of easy recourse to law, will the institution of marriage in India be affected?

A ) I want to know what is the institution of marriage. That we beat our women, burn them, ask for dowry, have forced sex, drink and slap them around, deny them property rights, don't include them in decision-making, force them to have abortions under amniocentesis, indulge in female infanticide, female foeticide...is this our home? Is this why we get our girls married? Is this her lot in life? I don't agree with any of it. It's because homes have failed, because individuals are able to perpetuate this horror on other individuals that I am forced to step in. And I am not saying that this is a good thing or a bad thing - I am saying this is the way forward - respecting partners, understanding each other.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/347817.cms