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“You Are As Useless As The Daughters You Bear”, He Told Me
By Oxfam India: There was a time when I was too timid to even verbally protest against my abusive husband. But after struggling for a long time, I have now ensured a good life for my daughter and me....
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Home Is Where Safety Isn’t: Why Home Is Often The Most Dangerous Place For...
By Amit Sengupta: Which place is supposed to be the safest? Many would instantly say- it’s our homes. Yes, absolutely. Which place can be more safe and secure than our homes! But for millions of women...
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Breaking The Silence: Sharing The Most Intimate And Painful Experiences Of...
By Gina Dias: There’s no better time to break the silence around domestic violence than now, during the 16 Days of Activism, an international campaign focused on raising awareness about gender-based...
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Inside The Head Of A Bully: “Those Words Still Haunt Me At Times”
By Akhil Kumar: ‘He bullied me so much that my mother sent me away to a school in Arunachal,’ confessed a teary eyed school classmate in my room in Delhi, where some friends caught up over drinks. I...
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“I Quit My Job And Even Terminated A Pregnancy For Him, And Then He...
By Oxfam India: I screamed and burst into tears, “You don’t understand my feelings. What kind of solutions are you suggesting?” The counselor on the other side of the table however sat calmly, unfazed...
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Good Only On Paper? How The Domestic Violence Act Failed The Women Of Odisha
By Ranjana Das: As a part of the ‘16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence’ campaign in Odisha by Oxfam India, this year we planned to submit a memorandum to the Governor of Odisha in consultation...
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The Wedding Was A Chance To Escape An Alcoholic Father. It Turned Out To Be...
By Oxfam India: For six years of my married life, I tried to surrender to social customs which demanded that I bear every insult heaped on me by my husband and in-laws. However, once I realized that I...
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“I Would Have Tolerated It But When He Started Locking The Children Out, I...
By Oxfam India: Alcoholic and violent husbands like Himanshu are found in abundance in Azamgarh, a place with a very high rate of unemployment. Here, women who gather the courage to say no for the sake...
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Of The ‘Daini’ And The ‘Ojha': The Shocking ‘Witch’ Hunts That Continue In India
By Alpaxee Kashyap: Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft was not the first time when I heard about witches and witchcraft. In fact, I grabbed the book thinking I will read a story similar to the...
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For His Family, He Is Either A Fool Or A God For Saying No To Dowry
By Savvy Soumya Misra: What I am attempting here is a bit difficult. And as a dear friend put it “a bit tricky”. It is about men or in this case ‘a man’ (another dear friend) who put his foot down...
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‘I Had Beating Marks All Over My Body And I Could Not Even Speak’
By Oxfam India: I do not know what caste is, but I do know that I am responsible for my future. I am a 22-year-old female and I can proudly say that I have triumphed over traditional atrocities that...
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Why ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ Is A Crucial Intervention, And How We Can Make It...
By Chinmaya Shah: I remember that episode where comedian Russell Peters mentioned about his visit to India and his senses went to extremes as soon as he landed at the airport. Though I was offended,...
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‘I Count Myself As Lucky To Be Born': But What About The Other 35 Million...
By Sabita Parida: “Congratulations, you delivered a healthy baby girl! But considering your health condition and as your first child is a girl, I think you should try for the second child as soon as...
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‘So What If I Was His Daughter? I Fought To Be Recognized As My Father’s Heir’
By Oxfam India: I am the youngest of three daughters. I lost my parents when I was just 10 and was brought up by my father’s elder brother. My elder sisters were already married by the time I went to...
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In The ‘Race For Survival': The 6000 Kids Who Ran In Support Of The 1.3Mn Others
By Save the Children: Race for Survival is Save the Children’s biggest global campaign event that is entirely child-powered and focussed on giving a powerful push towards attaining the MDG4 goal – to...
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When A Father Suggested That Marrying The Rapist Was A ‘Respectable’ Solution
By Oxfam India: It was the day after the festival of Holi; I was enjoying the last of the sweets that my mother had prepared for the celebration. Devi, my neighbour and oldest friend came by asking if...
View ArticleThe Stories We Don’t Share: 3 Accounts Of Violence And Abuse In Families, And...
This film shares the voices of three young people who share some hard-hitting insights into the reality of silence around violence and abuse in our families. “Tragically, this is wrong. The most...
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5 Years Since RTE: Why Have We Reached Nowhere?
By Krishangi Singh: As a graduate student, my life is nestled around Delhi University, one of the major educational destinations around the country. Students from all walks of life come here to get the...
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How A Silent Epidemic In India Is Affecting Only The Girl Child
By Bala Sai: In India, there is a mysterious epidemic. Over the years, it has slowly become stronger and fiercer, spreading across our country’s geography like a vicious plague, silent and unnoticed....
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A Lecherous Father-In-Law, A Husband Driven To Suicide: This Is My Story
By Oxfam India: If there is one thing that I desperately want to undo in my life, it is my husband’s suicide. A college teacher, my husband Rambandhu Sahay, was driven to the extreme step as he could...
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