A Socio-Legal Analysis Of Domestic Violence Against Women In India

Abstract

Domestic abuse is the subject of this Innocentia Digest. The term “home-grown” refers to violence carried out by a private spouse and by other family members, wherever it takes place and in any circumstance. This report builds on the investigation conducted by the UNICEF Innocentia Research Centre for a prior Digest on Children and Violence. What is happening to a woman who has been the pillar of the family and society as a whole is the greatest tragedy in our nation. She gives life, moulds it, and strengthens it. She serves as a transmitter of tradition and a vehicle for passing down culture from one generation to the next. Regardless of her age, color, position, or social, economical, or political status, she experiences domestic barbarism. Her vulnerability in diverse structures is a distinctive cultural anomaly of India. A woman is an easy target for male dominance, which is supported by the prevalent patriarchy, because of her hidden grief. The dominant, authoritarian nature of men in society and the victimization of women make the problem worse.