ABSTRACT
Yatra Naryastu Pujyante Ramante Tatra Devta, Yatraitaastu Na Pujyante Savaastatrafalaah Kriyaah
“Where Women are honoured, divinity blossoms there, and wherever women are dishonoured, all action no matter how noble it may be, remains unfruitful.”
- Manusrmiti chapter 3, Mantra 56
The current research paper focuses on the question of marital rape and its impact on the Indian society as an attempt to understand the sociological, psychological, economic and legal reasons behind the non-criminalisation of marital rape. The paper aims to evaluate the possibility of a policy criminalising marital rape in the country, with an acknowledgement and technical understanding of the problems of enacting such a policy. The cultural and social background of marital rape in India, along with the relationship between marriage and sex have to be understood to truly grasp the gravity of marital rape and its psychological impact on women. The paper also attempts to collate various sources that contribute to the understanding of a woman and her bodily rights in order to furnish a more holistic view of marital rape, which draws from several disciplines.
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AUTHORED BY:
Vandya Bisaria is a third-year Psychology student at Lady Shri Ram College for Women and a Research Intern at Mandonna
EDITED BY:
Charu Pawar is a third-year Political Science student at Lady Shri Ram College for Women and the Head of Research at Mandonna
