The role of the state in reforming religious and social practices is a subject of heated debate in India. This is especially so when such reforms involve claims of women. A recent example is the debate around marital rape. In this episode we go back more than 130 years and examine the reactions to the British government  increasing the age of consent for women from 10 to 12 years and how these led to India’s first sedition trial.

Research Assistance: Jiyon Chatterjee 

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Reading list
Chitranshul Sinha, The Great Repression India, Viking 2019
IshitaPande, "Phulmoni's body: the autopsy, the inquest and the humanitarian narrative on child rape in India." South Asian History and Culture 4.1 (2013): 9-30.
Queen-Empress vs Hurree Mohun Mythee (1891) ILR 18 Cal 49 https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1410526/


Host: Leah Verghese

This is a Maed in India production.

Producer: Nikkethana K

Sound Mixing: Lakshman Parsuram

Project Supervisor: Shaun Fanthome

The role of the state in reforming religious and social practices is a subject of heated debate in India. This is especially so when such reforms involve claims of women. A recent example is the debate around marital rape. In this episode we go back more than 130 years and examine the reactions to the British government  increasing the age of consent for women from 10 to 12 years and how these led to India’s first sedition trial.
Research Assistance: Jiyon Chatterjee 
If you like our podcast do consider supporting us with a donation at the link below:<a href="https://www.dakshindia.org/donate/"> </a><a href="https://www.dakshindia.org/donate/">https://www.dakshindia.org/donate/</a>
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Reading list
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<li><a href="https://penguin.co.in/book_author/chitranshul-sinha/">Chitranshul Sinha</a>, The Great Repression India, Viking 2019</li>
<li>IshitaPande, "Phulmoni's body: the autopsy, the inquest and the humanitarian narrative on child rape in India." South Asian History and Culture 4.1 (2013): 9-30.</li>
<li>Queen-Empress vs Hurree Mohun Mythee (1891) ILR 18 Cal 49 <a href="https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1410526/">https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1410526/</a></li>
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 Host: Leah Verghese
This is a <a href="https://www.maedinindia.in/">Maed in India</a> production.
Producer: <a href="https://twitter.com/NikkethanaKamal">Nikkethana K</a>
Sound Mixing: <a href="https://twitter.com/february_31st">Lakshman Parsuram</a>
Project Supervisor: <a href="https://twitter.com/shaunfanthome">Shaun Fanthome</a>

Welcome to the DAKSH podcast. DAKSH is a Bangalore-based non-profit dedicated to judicial reforms and access to justice in India. Through this series, we will critically examine India’s laws, judicial administration, the prison system, family law and other topics that we hope will help you understand our public institutions and your rights. Join us every Tuesday, as we discuss and decode this system.

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