Domestic Violence in the Desi Community
Check out this excerpt of Sweta Vikram’s article on Kiran for The Seema Weekly.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. As someone who writes about women’s issues, women’s empowerment tied into their wellness, and teaches yoga to survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence, I know how pervasive domestic violence is within the desi community. What boggles my mind is that a culture that gave the world Ayurveda and yoga is perpetuating violence towards its women. How do you justify one human being hurting the other? How do you explain society policing women, questioning survivors while forgetting how to raise boys and men?