What about MY side of the 498A story? “Am I a coward? My knees have circular scars from being scrubbed with footpad I have a sambar burn on my face I have two stitches on my thigh Yet I had to face the threat of being in jail as an aggressor People either laugh...
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Many Indian women desire to marry successful Indian men living in foreign countries. In India, marriage with an Overseas Indian is perceived as an opportunity to enhance one’s own lifestyle and career potential, with the help of the spouse. There are several reasons why some of these marriages turn sour and result in divorce;...
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It is becoming clearer everyday that radical feminists are not going to rest until every bit of sanity is removed from Indian law, and every sign of peace in an average Indian family is destroyed. Not two days after pushing for unequal adultery laws, National Commission for Women (NCW) is pushing for alimony for...
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Dowry prohibition: 1) A woman and her family cannot be prosecuted for giving dowry/gifts. 2) Punishment should be given to a man and his family for accepting dowry/gifts. 498a: 1) A woman’s word is deemed to be the truth by default and a single line of complaint accusing the husband, in-laws and anyone else,...
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To,The EditorThe Daily Standard Dear Sir, I am writing in response to the article Dowry Disgrace India’s “kitchen accident” epidemic by Abigail Lavin published in The Daily Standard. This article is a disgrace to journalism because it does not show any signs of proper investigation of facts. Instead it appears to recycle ideas from...
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Dear Editor, I am writing in response to an article, “Stove-burst deaths unusually high, Gujarat cops say hands tied†by Sreenivas Janyala, published in your newspaper on December 18, 2006 (http://indianexpress.com/story/18850.html). This article is nonsensical and poorly researched. Domestic violence is a very serious issue and requires great attention. When one assumes that domestic...
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Dear Ms. Chandrima, In your article “What are men scared of?†in The Telegraph (link: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1061030/asp/calcutta/story_6933770.asp) you said, “But I was just wondering what made the men feel so threatened. There doesn’t seem to be much reason.†People who do not understand why men feel threatened by the Domestic Violence Act will...
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IPC section 498a was originally designed to protect married women from being harassed or subjected to cruelty by husbands and/or their relatives. This law was mainly aimed at curbing dowry harassment. Unfortunately, this law has been misused to harass men and their families rather than protect genuine female victims of harassment. The Supreme Court...
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