Few things in life give you the warm fuzziness that comes from a profound realisation of who you are and what you are meant to be, and do. And at that moment, you find yourself as you lose yourself in your learning: a vague thought, but definitely a powerful one – you might see it …
After My Grandmother’s Demise I Discovered Who I Am Read More »
“You chose your husband. Stop complaining and deal with it.” That was the only thing I was told when I talked to my mother and father about being raped every night by my husband. They wouldn’t acknowledge I was a victim of marital rape. (As told to Kirthi Jayakumar) Your husband owns your body…I was …
She Was a Victim of Marital Rape and Yet Blamed for the Divorce Read More »
I was married off when I was 15. Since my mother had passed away when I was just ten, and my father was left devastated with four kids to look after, there were a lot of challenges. People began to tell my father that since we girls had grown up, it was time to get …
(जैसा कीर्ति जयकुमार को बताया गया) मैं 18 साल की थी और मुझे 34 या 35 साल के आदमी के साथ शादी करने के लिए मजबूर किया गया था। मेरे पिता ने घर आकर कहा कि उन्हें मेरे लिए एक लड़का मिल गया है और मुझे इसके बारे में खुश होना चाहिए क्योंकि ‘लड़का’ एक …
मेरे पति की उम्र मुझसे दुगनी थी और वह हर रात मेरा बलात्कार किया करता था Read More »
(As told to Kirthi Jayakumar) I was 18 years old and was forced into marriage to a man who was around 34 or 35. My father came home saying that he had found me a match and that I had to jolly well be happy about it because the ‘boy’ was from a wealthy background. …
My husband was almost twice my age and raped me every night Read More »
