Domestic Violence against Women – A Case Study and the Role of Civil Societies from the Sundarbans Region of West Bengal

Abstract

The main purpose of the present study is to understand the issues of Domestic Violence against Women and the role of civil societies to address the issues of domestic violence in Sundarbans region. This study has utilised four case studies (from 155 respondents), collected from a primary survey conducted in two blocks (Jaynagar II and Kultali) of South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal and the role of existing civil organisations and NGOs to address the issue of domestic violence against women. However, it is found that a socially-accepted norms in Indian patriarchal society such as the practice of dowry, preference of the male child, the practice of early age marriage The main purpose of the present study is to understand the issues of Domestic Violence against Women and the role of civil societies to address the issues of domestic violence in Sundarbans region