Domestic violence, sexual harassment and dowry cases are not really news in the rural areas of Uttar Pradesh. But a few compassionate activists and organizations are taking on the issues with the help of theatre. When Mustafa Ali, 28, heard that Kahkashan, 24, had been murdered by her husband in a fit of rage he dropped everything he was doing, packed his bags and travelled all the way from Chitrakoot district in Uttar Pradesh to the state capital Lucknow to add his voice to the campaign mounted to ensure she got justice. The social activist, who is a member of the theatre team of Vanangana, a Chitrakoot-based non-government organisation that works on securing women’s rights, did not know Kahkashan personally but he is one of those few men who vociferously oppose domestic violence, dowry and sexual harassment.

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