What is it that allows for a society to completely refuse autonomy of bodily rights for adults (read women)- again and again, even in the post Nirbhaya, post MeToo, 'awake' India?

Sexual force within marriage is seen as husband’s way of 'punishing' his wife who is not fulfilling her marital obligation. And thus, behind all the excuses, it is the cultural conditioning that destroys the credibility of victim of marital rape.

Women in India enter into the institution of marriage not with any guarantee but just some faith, and any man who has a healthy and safe relationship with his wife would understand the gravity of the situation and welcome such a law.

What would my mother write if she had money and a room of her own she would have written about all of this, without worrying...

A failed relationship where a person suffers physical and emotional abuse cannot be a yardstick for a good or bad partner. Nor does a divorce mean the end for a person, making her feel like a culprit.