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The Gulabi Gang

January 20th, 2008 · View Comments

Rough justice: Leader Sampat Pal Devi and members of the Gulabi Gang with their traditional fighting sticks

Some women from UP have taken matters into their own hands, forming a group which is determined to mete out justice.

“But we are not a gang in the usual sense of the term. We are a gang for justice. We wear pink because it is the colour of life.”

While I can’t necessarily endorse the use of violence, these women do seem to have an effective means of retribution–the sticks pictured are used to beat men who beat or rape their wives, policemen who don’t believe the cases. Notably, the group is made up mostly of low-caste or dalit women.

Girl power: Aarti Devi says the gang has battled caste prejudice

Via Daily Mail.

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Tags: empowerment · leadership · legal issues · violence against women/harrassment

  • dayal sharma.
    you can register your complaint with n.c.w.delhi.
  • beckyblab
    Thanks for stopping by & commenting!
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