Narendra Swarup, 35, Advocate, Kammam District Court, Kammam district, Andhra Pradesh, says, “As a Change Maker of the campaign, I am trying to make the judicial system more gender-friendly. Women rarely approach courts in our area. I have got together a group of likeminded lawyers and we are trying to make it less intimidating for women to file cases. We apprise women of their legal rights and help them with paperwork. Women have been coming forward over the past few years and filing cases against their husbands. These cases pertain to property and domestic violence. Earlier the law allowed only Rs 500 as maintenance in a divorce case but it has been amended now and maintenance rates are calculated on the basis of the husband’s income. In a recent case, a woman was burnt by her husband. She was, however, scared to tell the police the truth because she feared he would harm the children. We helped her through her crisis. A senior judge is so impressed with our efforts that he too has volunteered his time.”