Focusing on the grim realities faced by women in India, the book delves into alarming issues such as custodial rapes, honor killings, and the trafficking of minors. Through in-depth research and analysis, the author reveals disturbing truths often overlooked in media coverage, shedding light on the systemic violence and societal attitudes that contribute to the pervasive danger women encounter in their daily lives.
Numbers convey, in part, why India is referred to as one of the world's rape capitals--one woman is raped every fifteen minutes; and in fifty years, there has been a staggering rise of 873 per cent in sexual crimes against girls. Yet numbers reveal only a part of the truth. Beyond statistics, there are stories, often unreported--of women in Damoh, Madhya Pradesh, who are routinely raped if they spurn the advances of men; of girls from de-notified tribes in Central India who have no recourse to justice if sexually violated; of victimized lower-caste girls in small-town Baduan, Uttar Pradesh. There are also stories of custodial rape, non-consensual incest and trafficking. Priyanka Dubey travels through large swathes of India, over a period of six years, to uncover the accounts of disenfranchised women who are caught in the grip of patriarchy. Equally, she asks if after the globally-reported December 2012 gang-rape of Nirbhaya in New Delhi, India's gender narrative has shifted--and if it hasn't, what needs to be done to make this a nation worthy of its intrepid girls.
Frauenhandel, Vergewaltigungen – Indien gilt als eines der gefährlichsten Länder für Frauen. Trotzdem zeigen gerade die ärmsten unter ihnen oft ein erstaunliches Selbstbewusstsein. Nicolaus Schmidt veranschaulicht in seinen Fotografien den Alltag indischer Frauen in abgelegenen Dörfern wie auch in den Armenvierteln der Millionenstädte; seine Porträtserien reflektieren ihre Situation zwischen Tradition, Religion und Moderne. Die junge indische Journalistin Priyanka Dubey schreibt über Gewalt gegen Frauen, aber auch über starke selbstsichere Frauen und neue Hoffnungen auf Veränderungen. Das Buch erscheint in Zusammenarbeit mit terre des hommes Deutschland auf Deutsch, Englisch und Hindi.
