International Journal of English Literature and Culture
 

International Journal of English Literature and Culture

Vol. 5(1), pp. 1-5, January, 2017

 ISSN: 2360-7831

DOI: 10.14662/IJELC2016.074

Review paper

“Marriage is a mosaic you build with your spouse. Millions of tiny moments create your love story”.

-Jennifer Smith

As a Girl grows and turns to a women among a lot of duty like taking care of the family and doing the household chores the Indian Society also demands her to get married; become someone’s wife to justify her life as a virtuous women. Marriage in India is done with or without the consent of the Girl. Completely ignoring the fact whether or not the Girl is ready mentally and physically to fulfil the marital obligation. The point of Dismay also lies in the fact that Most of the Men fail to understand the Depth of Marriage as an Institution and look upon their wives as objects to fulfil their Sexual needs. As a result the marriage loses its sanctity as a bond of love and togetherness and a woman loses her dignity to her husband in order to complete her duty as a wife. Marital Rape is basically the sexual intercourse which is forced by the Husband over his wife even when she is not willing to do the same. Marital Rape is mostly accompanied by Domestic violence and mental cruelty. Marital Rape leaves a women Helpless when her Husband her protector becomes her plunderer and she becomes prone to Depression and she doubts her own existence.

Keywords: Marital rape, Mindset, Constitution of India

Cite This Article As: Ratna A (2017). Marital rape: Sacrosanct or Covenant. Inter. J. Eng. Lit. Cult. 5(1): 1-5

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