HAS BRUTALITY GONE A STEP HIGHER IN INDIA DURING THIS COVID-19 PANDEMIC?

ABSTRACT

Domestic violence has been happening extensively in India, but mostly it has been out of public view. However, this COVID 19 pandemic has played havoc in the lives of many Indian women. The nationwide lockdown has made this situation worse and dreadful for the victims. The layers of the strong Patriarchal society and abuse have been exposed and brought out in the open. Levels of abuse had heightened because of the job insecurity and uncertainties in the households. This situation has given us an opportunity to understand how much of the suffering is happening in silence and how the government has to change and bring in various health models in order to focus more on such happenings