The Greater Noida Dowry Case Is Not an Exception. It’s How India Functions.
BY: DUSHYANT ARORA
I could begin this piece with a graphic description of the dowry-murder of the woman in Noida, burnt alive in front of her child. When a writer does that, their hope is to scandalise and shock and, in that shock, hope for empathy - look, such a horrible thing has happened, try to imagine this person’s pain.
But I would be missing the point. Because the murder of that woman is mundane and routine. It is not an outlier. Our "society” and “culture” have violence against women as their foundation. The murder of women is restorative, rejuvenating, and constant repair work for this society and culture.
Without it, both would be annihilated. This is not an accusation I am making. Try saying marital rape should be criminalised. After you demolish all the duplicitous objections like “How will we prove” with "Ok, when it is clear and proved, can we then punish the husband for rape?" The true answer comes out. Marriage as an institution will die if this is allowed.
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