Interview: Shaarda, Community Producer of Apna Malak Maa

In early 2008 six teachers perpetrated a series of rapes against female Dalit students at a teacher-training college outside of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. In reaction, Apna Malak Ma's latest video magazine focused on local instances of violence against women.

Community Producer Sharda, a 20 year old Dalit girl from Siyani village, found two cases in her neighboring villages and interviewed the victims on camera. The resulting video reveals how female victims still struggle to receive support from their communities and the authorities.

One of the victims is Aruna, from the district of Sayla Taluka Province, Gujarat, who left her abusive husband and in-laws two months prior to the interview to live with her parents. She currently has a case pending against her husband's family in the lower courts. Her case was also reported in the local print media. You can see a clip of her interview above.

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