a lot of it was done by talking. shite tali is a women s rights activist from delhi who supports victims of abuse she can find women new jobs or a new place to live but she can t give them justice. husbands who forced their wives to have sex with them are technically not breaking the law in india it is easy and the basis for this is the patriarchal tradition here a woman is viewed as the property of her father after she s married she becomes the property of her husband she has no autonomy she has to simply comply or she ll be beaten. the film lipstick under my burka addresses these issues it s about women s aspirations and their fears including being abused by their husbands. the film was initially banned in india after being censored by authorities the director says the film hit a little too close to home. but i do feel that.
is highly important on the day of the hearing tali and a number of other women s rights activists have come to the delhi high court and. then the news that the session has been postponed to a later date but tali says that s not necessarily a bad sign. we have to be patient society is not going to change so quickly above all would have to stop is the belief that women are essentially men s property that won t happen overnight even with the new law. but it would be a step in the right direction. even if the supreme court takes its time with the ruling victims and activists campaigning for change are confident that it will ultimately make the right decision in women s favor. oh earlier we spoke with