Reshma (name
changed)from Virar was married to a boy in Ahmedabad in the year 2011. Hers was a love marriage against the wish of
her father in law. After the marriage
Reshma started residing in her marital home in Ahmedabad. Her father in law though never accepted the
marriage; however she continued to stay in the marital home. Soon after her entry in the home she started
facing harassment and discrimination in the family. She was single handedly made to do all the
house hold chores. Moreover she had to
cut off all ties with her mother and was not even allowed to communicate with
her. Although her husband was supportive,
however he could not challenge his father’s decision of not sending Reshma to
her mother’s place. In the course of
time, she delivered a baby girl. Even
then soon after delivery she was forced to do all the household work.
Eventually her
father got to know about Sakhya during a community awareness session. The counsellor had a telephonic conversation
with the father in law and made him aware that he was victimizing his daughter
in law and should be cautious, lest she file a case of domestic violence
against him. He soon realized his
mistake and was also willing to send her to her natal home. Finally after 3 years of marriage, Reshma was
able to visit her natal family accompanied by her husband.
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