The experience of first difficult childbirth left Subashini in a state of postpartum depression. When she discovered she was pregnant again, within a couple of months, she chose abortion as she was not ready for another round of labour pains and sleepless nights.
To escape the whole ladki dikhana routine, Chandrika decided to put her own matrimonial ad in the local newspaper. 'Independent, working girl looking for a partner; caste/ community no bar, men believing in an equal relationship with trust and love need reply'. Did Chandrika find her soulmate?
Aarifa*, a pretty girl from a Mumbai slum, got married at 20 but her husband never consummated the marriage. Her marital woes did not end there as her father-in-law and other male members of the family made several attempts to rape her. Social activist Chinmayee Subash, who supported Aarifa with her eight-year-long legal battle, tells us her story.
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