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  Fighting for Freedom Every Day Shalu Nigam 15 August 2023 Politically, India gained independence on 15th August 1947, however, for those on the margins, freedom is not a one-time event, They are struggling hard and fighting for every inch of space and for freedom on a daily basis at every possible space - public or private.  Freedom implies a different sense to different people. For the elite and the privileged, freedom may be a one-day celebration. However, for a woman or a child in a violent relationship, a poor trapped in the vicious circle of poverty, a bonded laborer enslaved by the chains of bondage, or a young girl stuck in a trafficking channel, freedom may be desperately seeking liberation every moment. And there are a million men, women, and children who are entrapped in a similar situation.  The freedom struggle in India has seen a lot of bloodshed and sacrifice by millions. However, several scholars have noted that once India attained independence, it is the powerful and
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  We, the Women Warriors, are Unstoppable! November 27, 2019 https://16daysblogathon.blog/2019/11/27/we-the-women-warriors-are-unstoppable/ After a long wait, the  National Crime Record Bureau of India  has recently published its report pertaining to crimes in India  in 2017. According to this report, 104,551 cases have been filed under  section 498A IPC , a criminal law dealing with `cruelty’ against married women by their husbands and in-laws. A further 7,466 cases have been registered under  section 304B , which pertains to dowry deaths, while 10,189 cases have been registered under the  Dowry Prohibition Act ,  a law that bans the giving and taking of dowry. In addition, 5,282 cases have been registered for abetment of suicide among women and 616 cases have been registered under the  Protection of Women Against Domestic Violence Act ,  for breaching the civil orders granted under this law in favor of the victims of domestic violence. The  NCRB  report further indicates that the con