Then came the day I regret the most, the worst decision of my life, my wedding day. They chose the guy and promised that they have found a good guy, and that he would love me.

I am married for 20 years into a family which is completely the opposite of mine. Here customs have much more importance than relationships and human beings.

Should a criminal be let off just because he did not 'physically harm' his victim? SC verdict on kidnapping is patriarchy at its best; blind to emotional and mental trauma.

It's only after dowry deaths that we wake up, every time. If the woman in question had broken her marriage because of the obvious problems, we'd have said she didn't 'adjust enough'.

This is what makes Ghar such a surprising film, that it questions the safety of a person who is considered the most secure and protected by virtue of being a good woman, married to a good man.