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There was an aunt in my neighbourhood who used to get thrashed by her husband. One fine day, her in-
laws were at home and her husband had invited some friends over. When her husband tried to slap her
in front of them, she turned around and hit him hard right on his face. This humiliated him so much
that he stopped hitting her completely.
-Aneka
--
Right from the first day of my wedding, I received extreme humiliations and constant threats to my life
from my in-laws. But I had the courage to walk out with my little daughter and face life despite no
support even from my immediate family.
-Manyata
--
I had a love marriage but my husband never understood all the hardships that I had to go through in his
house. Since it was an inter-caste marriage, there were many cultural differences that I was made to
adjust to. Also, my mother-in-law hated me and blamed me every single day.
The day I got pregnant, I left that house and came to my parents’ house and am here for almost a year
now. I tried to do so many adjustments. Aur kitna sahun? I came out because I didn’t want to give my
daughters a painful life in that house.
-Aneira
--
I have been living in Toronto, Canada for the last 26 years where I was subjected to physical, sexual and
emotional abuse by my ex-husband. Despite the abuse, I have made a life for myself and my son here. I
also work with abused women and am trying to educate our community about this issue.
-Jaipreet
--
It was in the third year of my marriage that my husband slapped me. I was four months pregnant and
yet, at that moment, I thought that all my achievements would go down the drain if I stood there and
tolerated his violent act. I just walked out on him. He never thought that I could do so. Not just that,
before leaving, I informed my in-laws about what their son did to me.
It took days for their family to convince me and my family that such an incident would not be repeated.
He apologised before the family too. We are together now and have a wonderful married life. But I know
that if I hadn’t walked out that day, my marriage could have turned into a living hell for me. I just want
to say that we have got only one life and we deserve to live it with dignity and do what it takes to stop the
violence.
-Hasina
--
I am a highly educated woman and the only breadwinner in my home. My husband sits at home all day
long, surfing the internet and hurling abuses at every possible opportunity. I watched this episode from
my office as I could not dare to watch it at home in his presence. This show has given me much-needed
hope and courage and I think I will be stronger and firmer the next time he is abusive towards me.
-Malaika
26
laws were at home and her husband had invited some friends over. When her husband tried to slap her
in front of them, she turned around and hit him hard right on his face. This humiliated him so much
that he stopped hitting her completely.
-Aneka
--
Right from the first day of my wedding, I received extreme humiliations and constant threats to my life
from my in-laws. But I had the courage to walk out with my little daughter and face life despite no
support even from my immediate family.
-Manyata
--
I had a love marriage but my husband never understood all the hardships that I had to go through in his
house. Since it was an inter-caste marriage, there were many cultural differences that I was made to
adjust to. Also, my mother-in-law hated me and blamed me every single day.
The day I got pregnant, I left that house and came to my parents’ house and am here for almost a year
now. I tried to do so many adjustments. Aur kitna sahun? I came out because I didn’t want to give my
daughters a painful life in that house.
-Aneira
--
I have been living in Toronto, Canada for the last 26 years where I was subjected to physical, sexual and
emotional abuse by my ex-husband. Despite the abuse, I have made a life for myself and my son here. I
also work with abused women and am trying to educate our community about this issue.
-Jaipreet
--
It was in the third year of my marriage that my husband slapped me. I was four months pregnant and
yet, at that moment, I thought that all my achievements would go down the drain if I stood there and
tolerated his violent act. I just walked out on him. He never thought that I could do so. Not just that,
before leaving, I informed my in-laws about what their son did to me.
It took days for their family to convince me and my family that such an incident would not be repeated.
He apologised before the family too. We are together now and have a wonderful married life. But I know
that if I hadn’t walked out that day, my marriage could have turned into a living hell for me. I just want
to say that we have got only one life and we deserve to live it with dignity and do what it takes to stop the
violence.
-Hasina
--
I am a highly educated woman and the only breadwinner in my home. My husband sits at home all day
long, surfing the internet and hurling abuses at every possible opportunity. I watched this episode from
my office as I could not dare to watch it at home in his presence. This show has given me much-needed
hope and courage and I think I will be stronger and firmer the next time he is abusive towards me.
-Malaika
26
