This report seeks to study the condition of women in prison in India and inform
action for improvement. An attempt has been made to build understanding on
the entitlements of women in prison, the issues faced by them and the possible
methods for resolution of the same.

Late in August 1939, there took place a strike in a small iron foundry in Jamshedpur, the premiere steel city of colonial India.

Violence is generally interpreted as physical, sexual and mental abuse of individuals.