16: Brides are not for Burning by Dina Mehta

16/04/2025 21 min Temporada 1 Episodio 16

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Episode Synopsis

This episode"  analyzes Dina Mehta's play, Brides are Not for Burning, to illustrate how women are devalued to the worth of their dowry in Indian society, highlighting the historical, sociocultural, and economic factors that perpetuate this violence against women. It traces the feminist movement's role in bringing dowry deaths to public attention.