India, May 30 -- Domestic violence is often sustained not only by abuse but by disbelief. Victims are frequently labelled, dismissed, and silenced, while their repeated cries for help go unheard, shifting attention away from accountability and towards questioning their credibility

In India, domestic violence is often not experienced as a single visible act of harm but as a prolonged process of emotional erosion followed by narrative control. What begins as private distress is frequently transformed into a public story about the victim's personality rather than the behaviour she is responding to. A woman who repeatedly raises concerns about emotional neglect, humiliation, or control is often met not with inquiry or support, but with minim...