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Surge in Domestic Violence amid lockdown

Introduction For a very long time, women have suffered and faced a lot in this cruel world. Women remained the most neglected section of our society. It was from the mid 19th century, women started raising their voice and some changes were done in Indian Statues and laws for their well being. But the sad reality of today’s world is that, on one hand, they are being compared to Goddesses, on another hand they are being beaten, abused, and often treated as slaves. However, domestic violence is not new for India, but it is increasing like a pandemic. The cases of Domestic violence is not increasing in India, WHO has also said that cases of domestic violence are increasing globally. Domestic Violence, a pandemic for women When the whole world is suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic, women are suffering from another kind of pandemic which is even more hostile than coronavirus, whose name is domestic violence. Not only Indian Women are facing domestic violence, but women all ov