India’s enduring battle: Women vs. sexual violence | DW Documentary
Sexual violence and misogyny are part of everyday life for many women in India. But an increasing number are breaking the silence and fighting for respect and their rights – with words, music and physical strength. Activist Usha Vishwakarma trains women in the art of self-defense. Many members of her “Red Brigade” have themselves suffered sexual violence. Rapper JQueen channels her anger into powerful rap songs as a solo artist or with her all-female band “Wild Wild Women.” And student Sheshandeep Kaur Sidhu campaigns to get more women to enter politics. They all represent a new generation pushing back against traditional gender roles. They demand respect and
personal safety despite structural barriers and societal expectations. Their resistance shows that change begins at the point where women empower themselves.
00:00 Intro
01:55 Passionate and unrelenting: Usha Vishwakarma
03:12 Self-defense training with the Red Brigade
04:21 Male voices: Contradictions and culture
05:28 Training schoolgirls to fight back
07:09 Village conversations
09:21 Feminist author Meghna Pant’s perspective
11:03 JQueen: Rap as rebellion
12:47 Family, judgment and societal expectations
15:10 Women’s safety in public
16:20 Meghna’s story: Abuse and escape
17:18 Politics and impunity
18:27 Sheshandeep Kaur Sidhu: A quiet rebellion
21:15 Visibility and education as tools of change
24:07 Tradition vs. transformation
25:40 Conclusion: Where do we go from here?
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