01 Feb 10 दहेज़ प्रताड़ना प्राविधान: सिक्के का दूसरा पहलु
Article published in the Hindi Bi-Weekly Journal “Grihashobha“.
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Tags: Arrests, Bahu, Daughter-in-Law, daughters in law, domestic violence, dowry, Government, Grihashobha, Harassed, Indian Family, Laws, legal terrorism, Marriage, Misuse, mom-in-law, mother-in-law, mothers in law, Society, Tortured, violence against women, Women
30 Dec 09 Biological mother or enemy of daughter
In the Indian society “FEMALE FOETICIDE” is a common term. We generally talk of ‘GIRL CHILD HATRED’ among the parents specially a mother craving for a son and not for a daughter. The “GENDER BIAS” starts from this very thinking. A daughter being regarded as a liability by those parents who wish to encash the “MARRAIGE” of their daughter by marrying her in a family from where they can benefit monetarily is very common in the present society even at cost of hiding the shortcomings of the daughter. They want to “USE” her and so train her accordingly. This is the reason why they marry their “NOT SO GOOD” DAUGHTER” in a “RICH AND WELL TO DO FAMILY” from where they can encash money. A section of parents think it is their right to extort money from the in-laws of the daughter to make up for all that they spent on their daughter in natal home. The popular saying “LADKI PARAYA DHAN”, is used by them to make the” paraya dhan“ of the “SON-In-LAW” (FREE ATM MACHINE) their own by filing false cases of “DOWRY HARASSMENT”, “DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND MAINTENANCE” with help of the police, the lawyers the judiciary ,and the laws supporting them which can be” MISUSED” for this mission.
Tags: atm machine, biological mother, biological mothers, crocodile tears, daughters in law, dhan, domestic violence, dowry, false allegations, female foeticide, free atm, gender bias, girl child, harassment case, legal terrorism, Marriage, matrimonial home, mom-in-law, mother-in-law, mothers in law, natal homes, precious years, Society, Women's Rights
02 Dec 09 The Harsh Realities of the Indian Feminists
NCW and WCD:
In the recent past a lot has been said about “Women Empowerment” by the National Commission for Women (NCW) and the Women and Child Development Ministry (WCD) Ministry. But not much has been done in practicality.
The reality:
On Saturday the 21st Nov 2009 a program titled “NAMAK” was telecast on the DD News channel at about 3 P.M. Very strange but true facts have come out in the open. In a remote village of Kutch named “Khargoda” which is ironically called the “WIDOW’S VILLAGE” since in most of the families there are widows living below the poverty line (BPL). Their children are undernourished with no means of proper education and not even provided with the basic necessities of life. The widows find it very difficult to cope with such poverty due to lack of livelihood as they do not get the means to earn a living. Their husbands had died because while working in salt manufacturing industries, by contracting skins diseases and other ailments sans proper treatment. It is miserable to see their pitiable conditions.
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13 Nov 09 Old woman bitten by daughter-in-law
Greater Noida, April 5, 2005
In a weird incident, during a proverbial argument between a mother-in-law and her daughter-in-law, the latter is reported to have beaten up and bitten her mother-in-law. A case has been registered against the daughter-in-law in Kasna police station on the complaint of the mother-in-law.
According to reports, Vijaya Kapoor, the victim, lives in Tata Authority Officers’ enclave in Sector Beeta with her husband and employed as an officer in another company. Their son and daughter-in-law live in Faridabad, and they had come to Sector Beeta to meet their in-laws.
About two days ago, Vijaya Kapoor had come to Sector Beeta. On Sunday, both the them clashed on some point and the argument lead to fisticuffs and exchange of blows between the two women. While both the women were rolling, daughter-in-law bit her mother-in-law sinking her teeth at various parts on her body. Soon Vijaya Kapoor’s husband reached there on hearing her wife’s shrieks and rescued her from the clutches of the daughter-in-law. After this, Vijaya Kapoor rushed to Kasna police station and lodged a written report against her daughter-in-law. The police have registered a case against the daughter-in-law.
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12 Nov 09 AIMPF in Danik Bhaskar
Danik BHaskar
Tags: APMPA, Daughter-in-Law, domestic violence, Government, Indian Family, men, men's rights, mom-in-law, Mother, mother-in-law, Saas, Society, violence against women, Women, Women's Rights
11 Nov 09 Akhila Karnataka Aththeyara Rakshana Vedike (Mothers-in-laws Association)
Debate on misuse of family law
Akhila Karnataka Aththeyara Rakshana Vedike (Mothers-in-laws Association) in association with the Save Indian Family Foundation and the Child Rights Initiative for Shared Parenting will observe the National Family Harmony Day by holding a debate on the misuse of IPC section 498a (cruelty against women by spouses and other family members) in Bengaluru on Thursday.
Tags: APMPA, bengaluru, Daughter-in-Law, debate, domestic violence, family foundation, family harmony, family members, Government, harmony day, Indian Family, initiative, karnataka, Marriage, mother-in-law, parenting, Society, violence against women, Women's Rights
20 Oct 09 APMPA member Uma’s interview on new Association and debate with Sandya on TV9 at 09.00am, 20/10/2009.
APMPA video recording of Uma Vs Sandya debate on TV9 Part – 1
APMPA video recording of Uma Vs Sandya debate on TV9 – Part 2
APMPA video recording of Uma Vs Sandya debate on TV9 – Part 3
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19 Oct 09 Kyunki saas apni rights maangti hai
Members of the Andhra Pradesh Mothers-in-law Protection Association perform a skit at Public Gardens on Monday.
HYDERABAD: It was a saas drama to the fore at Public Gardens in the city on Monday.
A ‘social forum’ which goes by the amusing nomenclature of Andhra Pradesh Mothers-in-Law Protection Association (APMPA) was launched on Monday to protect the rights of harassed mothers-in-law in the State.
The APMPA is the AP chapter of already launched All India Mothers- In-Law protection forum.
Several women, supported by their sons, against whom cases of dowry harassment and domestic violence are pending put in an appearance. The women had a common complaint — the IPC 498 A or the Dowry Harassment Act was being misused by their bahus. Venugopal, a private IT employee against whom one such case is pending said, “In our society, there is a preconceived notion that mothers-in- law are bad. Finding the loopholes in the law, some wives are creating legal terrorism. The IPC 498 A is grossly misused for taking revenge or inciting hatred against the in-laws by the wives. According to statistics, 1,25,000 people are jailed because of complaints filed by daughters-inlaws and 98 per cent of them acquitted at a later stage. This shows how the Act is being manipulated with.” A member of the organisation and a mother-in-law, B Kowsalya shared her ‘bitter experience’. “My third son got married a few years back. After a while, the girl started beating him up and fought with the womenfolk of the house. She filed Sec 498 A against us. My son had to go to the police station frequently and we had to face a lot of mental trauma.” Another mother-in-law joined in to say that she lost her husband because of the “torture” they were subjected to as a result of the complaint filed by their daughter-in-law. She claimed that her daughter-in-law did not want to stay with the in-laws and so filed a police complaint. (more…)
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