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Relationships & Family > Domestic Violence & Abuse Is domestic violence a big problem in India?

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Amita (name changed) is a maid at my home in India, and she is 28 years old- only a couple of years older than I am. She has been married for the past 10 years, and has two little daughters. She does back-breaking work every single day to feed her family. For her, life consists of working from sunrise until sunset, then walking back home to a husband who is alcoholic, and unemployed. He beats her up almost every day, and takes most of her earnings to support his addiction. I have seen him a few times, and every time I see him, my skin crawls. I have told Amita that I can get her help-and g...

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