Voices from the fringes: experiences of female survivors of violence in shelter homes Assam State Action Research Study

Abstract

Homelessness in India is an economic and socio-political problem. In the current study, ‘homelessness’ has been understood from the perspective and lived experiences of women who are survivors of violence or at risk of being rendered homeless or abandoned for various reasons. Such experiences could relate to gender dynamics, the position of women in society and the socio-political climate in which they live.