Thirty two-year-old Aadhilakshmi of Centre for Rural Studies and Development (CRSD) in Teedipalli village, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, says, “There is no denying that women in our district suffer from domestic violence and also the fact that they do not know how to cope with it. Girls are discriminated from the time they are born. They are not fed adequately, clothed badly, denied education and work opportunities. The sangha members must be sensitised to raise this issue in village meetings. Violence against women cannot end unless the entire community is convinced it is wrong.