Beyond the stories of elopement: Understanding ‘honour’ crimes in India

Raman, Rani Rohini (2022) Beyond the stories of elopement: Understanding ‘honour’ crimes in India. In: Gender, Law and Social Transformation in India. Springer Nature Singapore, Singapore, pp. 145-159. ISBN 978-981-19-8020-6

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Abstract

India denied the issue of ‘honour’ crimes for very long. Earlier this issue was associated only with khap panchayats. Reported cases from all over India highlighted its severity. This paper proposes to explore the missing link of young adults in the discourse of ‘honour’ crimes in India. It deals with the questions like: What are the patterns of ‘honour’ crimes in India? Is there a uniformity? Why do cases involving young adults hardly get recognized in the existing legal discussions on ‘honour’ crimes? It has been observed that in India, ‘honour’ crimes are not only limited to elopement/marriage, but young adults are killed even for phone calls or dressing up. The notion of ‘honour’ assigned to the sexuality of youngsters leads to layers of visible and invisible violence for ‘honour’ culminates brutally in the events of elopements/marriages.

Item Type:	Book Section
Authors:	Raman, Rani Rohini
Editors:	Editors Email ORCID Niumai, Ajailiu UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Chauhan, Abha UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
Document Language:	Language English
Subjects:	Social sciences > Sociology & anthropology > Culture & institutions Social sciences > Law > Criminal law Social sciences > Social problems & services
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru
Full Text Status:	None
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/7406
Publisher URL:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8020-6_9

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