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Geeta, a mother of two, lived in the slums and struggled to put food on the table every day with the meagre 20 rupees her husband gave her. That amount equaled less than 50 cents at the time.

In the evening, Geeta's husband would come home drunk, having spent most of his earnings on alcohol. When she did not meet his expectations for dinner, he'd bring out whatever stick, rod or bat he could find and beat her in his drunken anger.

What Geeta endured at the hands of her husband is the story countless women share. The circumstances may be different, but the reality is the same. Throughout the centuries, women have sile...