| ID | 129651 |
| Title Proper | Struggle for women's empowerment in India |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Bagchi, Indrani |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The young woman was caught by tribal elders of the village, apparently in the company of a Muslim man. She was no ordinary tribal woman-driven by poverty, she had left her sleepy village in the Birbhum district of West Bengal state to live and work in a big city. Now she had a sizable disposable income. The
panchayat (tribal elders council) demanded that she pay a fine for being seen with a Muslim man. The man paid up. She refused. The panchayat ordered that she be tied up and gang-raped by 11 men. The "punishment" was as much for the fact that she had rejected the lot of the women in the village as for her entanglement with a Muslim man. It was intended as a warning to other women who might contemplate similar relationships. This happened on January 21, 2014. All the men, including the headman of the village, have been arrested; the district police chief |
| `In' analytical Note | Current History Vol.113, No.762; April 2014: p.144-149 |
| Journal Source | Current History Vol.113, No.762; April 2014: p.144-149 |
| Key Words | Social Welfare ; Social Reforms ; Women Empowerment ; India ; Indian Social Revolutions ; Ethnic Reform ; Indian Tribal ; Tribal Communities ; Justice and Security ; West Bengal ; Social Struggle |