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Give me the stick

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My name is Manju

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I live in Barkundi, 
in the Chitrakoot Region

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You should hold it like this

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Let's try again

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Hit, hit, hit

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They closed the doors 
and put a rag in my mouth when I screamed

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My name is Rithu

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I live with the Pink Gang

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I learned how to live 
and how women become slaves

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I came up behind him and kicked him really hard

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That day, we announced 
no one would beat their wife again

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If there's a problem and no one listens, 
we'll definitely go to him

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- Rithu, will keep fighting! 
- We're with you, Rithu!

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- Rithu, will keep fighting! 
- We're with you, Rithu!

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- Rithu, will keep fighting! 
- We're with you, Rithu!

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Yes, Rithu!

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GIRL POWER HINDI
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[ VO ]Not many people in India are as famous as her. She’s starred in feature films, documentaries and she’s received international awards.
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Her name is Sampat Pal, she’s the leader of the ‘Pink’ Gang or in Hindi, the Gulabi gang
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Violence against women is a major problem in India. 
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The worst and highest profile cases have provoked mass riots. For example, a 2012 case of gang-rape in Delhi stirred outrage all over the country. 
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Sampat Pal is part of the solution. She doesn’t pass laws or conduct raids. She helps in another way: she tours the country, to meet, listen and talk to people.

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[ Manju ]My name is Manju

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I live in Barkundi, 
in the Chitrakoot Region

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I graduated with a bachelor's degree

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I come from a very poor family, 
so I tried very hard to get an education

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A guy who lives next door, 
Surendra Dwivedi, molested me in a field

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After that, I went to his house 
and complained to his parents

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Then he started blackmailing me

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He started saying he loved me very much, 
that he'd support me every step of the way

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He convinced me and I believed him

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We slowly began to communicate

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Then, we had physical intimacy

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A few days later, 
I got pregnant with his baby
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[ VO ] Sampat Pal hears similar, or even worse stories at every Pink Gang meeting.

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[ Sampat Pal ]All right, come over here, have a seat

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Did you bring your sticks?

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My daughter, take a stick! 
Take a stick, my daughter!

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Pick it up

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You'll need it like your sister did 
if your mother-in-law starts hurting you

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A stick's always useful

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I tied a sari around my waist…

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and now came my sisters turn

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You sing too! 
It's a very good song
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[ VO ]From the outside, it might look like a cult gathering. But in reality, what they teach here is really quite mundane. 
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People come to talk and to discuss common domestic problems.

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[ Sampat Pal ]I tied a sari around my waist, 
and now came my sister's turn

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Come on, louder! 
More joyful!

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My name's Sampat Pal and I'm known as 
the leader of the Pink Gang all over the world

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I created this organisation, the Pink Gang, 
when I was 20 years old

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with 4 other women from my town

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There was a bully there 
who constantly beat his wife

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I once asked him why he beat her

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He told me…

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I was 20 then, this is a very old story

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Anyway, he insulted me

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And then I beat him in a field 
with 4 other women

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I hadn't told them that he'd insulted me 
when I asked him not to beat his wife

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It's just that these women were in the field 
with me mowing the grass

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And when he left his field, 
I came up behind him and kicked him really hard

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Then I called over these women 
and told them everything

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And we beat him pretty good

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That day, we announced 
that no one would ever beat their wife again

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That was the beginning, with 4 women. 
Now, we've got 1,100,000!

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[ Manju ]I told him: 
'This is your baby, tell me what we'll name it'

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Or I'd say, 
'Let's go to the temple and get married,

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or go to the court 
and formalise our marriage there'

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He told me the courts and other organisations 
weren't working due to the quarantine,

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and even the temples were closed, 
so nothing could be done

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But he said we'd get married 
as soon as the quarantine ended

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But he did nothing

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I was already 4 months pregnant 
and told him we needed to marry

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Then he said we needed to do an ultrasound

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I did as he asked. 
The ultrasound showed a 4-month-old child

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I called him from there, 
but his phone was disconnected

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When I got home, I went to Surendra's house 
to find out where he was

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His father said, 
'We don't know where he is'

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And his uncle, Om Dwivedi, 
began to scold and insult me,

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and asked why I'd come

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He said, 'Don't you know we're Brahmins? 
We're above you, we'll shoot you!'

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And he started calling me very dirty names
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[ VO ]If Sampat Pal led a gang of men, the government would have plenty of reasons to worry: thousands of uniformed followers, all over the country, each one armed with traditional batons.
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But the Pink Gang’s leader teaches Indian women nothing more than self-defence.

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[ Sampat Pal ]In the Pink Gang, we learn to handle sticks

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Spin around slowly

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Don't laugh! 
You laugh too much!

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Everyone's happy here

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This is your fight, 
you need to fight for your rights

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You must ask for your rights 
and insist on getting them

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There are 250-300 people here now, 
but we have about 500 in all

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Many have joined us, 
and many others are preparing to

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We've been to authorities 
in Dussatna and Mazgaon, but no one listens

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No one wants to help the poor

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We've been to Mazgav

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Sticks are our weapons

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Sometimes we train with shoes

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When the stick doesn't work, 
we beat them with shoes

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We teach women to hang old shoes on 
a bully's neck. Sometimes we even tie them up
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[ VO ]Sampat Pal is no feminist or women’s rights activist in the Western sense. Hers is a kind of folk wisdom and the fighting moves she teaches are more like tricks that can be used in daily life. 
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For example, how to use an opponent’s power against them! First, you yield - and then push back.

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[ Sampat Pal ]A husband and wife are one couple

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Like a car with four wheels, 
if one wheel stops working, will the car go?

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Therefore, 
a husband and wife should always keep a balance

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If a husband believes his wife is bad, 
he should try to understand her

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I also have a home and a family

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I don't do this because I lack that

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- Rithu, will keep fighting! 
- We're with you, Rithu!

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- Rithu, will keep fighting! 
- We're with you, Rithu!

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- Rithu, will keep fighting! 
- We're with you, Rithu!

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Yes, Rithu! 
You'll show this stick to your mother-in-law

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That's it!
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[ VO ]A teenage girl was gang-raped in the north of India. She died from her injuries in a New Delhi hospital. 
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Statistics show that more than sixteen women in every 100,000 in India have suffered domestic abuse.
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Most of the problems Sampat Pal is approached about though, don’t involve violence per se, but routine family issues. 
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For example, a husband with a drinking problem who borrows against the family home. These are the types of story she usually hears.

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[ Sampat Pal ]Don't be afraid

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Never be afraid

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Take care of yourself

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The main thing is to build a family

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What do you think?

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What does he want?

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- He's afraid of you 
- Of me?

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Yes, I could kick his butt

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[ Woman ]I've learned how to live, 
how women become slaves,

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and how to fight for my rights

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That's what I've learned

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Yes, I'm educated, 
but I didn't know or understand this before

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I lived like a slave

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I was treated like a servant

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But the Pink Gang taught me I had rights

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When I joined the Pink Gang, 
my parents were overjoyed,

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as they thought I'd finally get my rights 
and live in peace in my home

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My whole family 
and all my relatives were very happy

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Yes, 
I've felt safe since I met Sampat Pal, of course

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[ Sampat Pal ]When I was 15, 
my family sometimes annoyed me

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When I talked about my rights…

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they'd get upset

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Back then, 
it was a male-oriented society

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Now, it's gotten a little bit better

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A woman couldn't even leave her house before

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For example, sometimes a mother-in-law 
wouldn't let her daughter-in-law eat

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She controlled her food

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Why are women in India so backward today?

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Because they were never given an education

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And if they have no education, 
they are not self-sufficient

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And if they are not independent, 
they can't be free

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They can't earn their own bread

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So, what's been happening to women in India 
is all due to a lack of education

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By tradition, 
daughters were not educated

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So, we girls were jealous of the guys…

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that they could learn

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We'd sneak out into the fields 
and study under the trees

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I learned to read and write pretty quickly

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And then, I got married at the age of 12

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Just imagine, at the age of 12!

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And at 15, 
I gave birth to my first daughter
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[ VO ]Every leader needs a trusty assistant. In the Pink Gang’s case, you might expect to see a girl at Sampat Pal’s side. 
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But the Pink Gang leader’s right hand is a man who she once helped.

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[ Siyaram ]I am Siyaram Pajapati

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I live in the Banda District

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This is my ancestral home

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My mom and dad used to live here

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Then there were problems here

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Some people beat up my parents 
and kicked them out of their house

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That was a very long time ago, in 1980

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I looked for the place where my parents 
had lived because I need this house now

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I went to many places, 
visited many government offices

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I explained the situation 
and my position everywhere

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But it didn't help

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I haven't received any help 
from the government at all

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[ Manju ]I refused to have an abortion

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The doctor said it could put my life in danger

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My fiance's uncle insisted, 
saying nothing would happen,

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but I wouldn't give in

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His uncle's wife was there

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She said, 'If she won't agree, 
make her take the medicine we got yesterday'

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They grabbed me and held me down. 
Then, the uncle came in and they shut the door

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When I started screaming, 
they put a rag in my mouth

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Then, they took my clothes off 
and made me take the drugs

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They only let me go nearly 24 hours later 
after the miscarriage
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[ VO ]In Bihar, a woman was forced to walk naked in front of a crowd and then badly beaten. Local residents suspected her of murdering a man.

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[ Sampat Pal ]Here, here, look!

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I was recently awarded this medal…

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by the chief minister of state in Lucknow

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[ Policeman ]Madame! You're a person 
of international importance!

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What are you doing here?

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I won't talk on camera
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[ VO ]Then again, Sampat Pal is not a typical Robin Hood who fights to defend the poor. She’s on very good terms with the authorities too. 
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You’ll go a lot further with a baton and polite legal enquiry than with just the baton.

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[ Policeman ]In the last 2 months, 
including January and February,

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we've registered 6 cases 
of violence against women

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Of these,

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three or four cases have already gone to trial, 
and two are still under investigation

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People have begun to fear that, 
if they molest women or girls,

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the police will react quickly 
and there will be instant arrests,

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and criminal cases will be promptly opened

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As a result, 
cases of violence have been greatly reduced

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Mostly men are to blame

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The cases we send to court are against men

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I can only urge young men and girls 
to look out for their own safety

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If a girl feels someone is stalking her,

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if it seems someone has targeted her, 
or if someone is sending unpleasant messages,

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we ask them to immediately 
contact our help service line at 1090

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Call this number, 
and we'll be on the spot quickly

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The more careful they are, 
the safer they'll be
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[ VO ]You might think that Sampat Pal would take the woman’s side in any conflict. But that’s not what happens. 
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Even in the seemingly straightforward case of gang rape in Delhi, the Pink Gang leader managed to criticise the victim’s behaviour.

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[ Sampat Pal ]We had this terrible scandal – 
this case called Nirbhaya

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There was a mistake made by one girl

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The girl was on a bus with her boyfriend,

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and her guy started behaving badly

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There were a lot of other guys there too, 
and they lost control of themselves

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And this is what happened

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Girls need to be more responsible 
in such situations

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Why get on a bus with your boyfriend 
at midnight instead of with your parents?

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That was her mistake

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[ Manju ]I went home and told my family about 
everything that had happened to me,

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but they began to scold me

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'Don't do anything!'

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'We can't fight them,' they said

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And that's true 
because we're very poor, and they're very rich

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That's why they pressured me all the time

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I lost my baby, I cried all the time, 
but no one supported me

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At the time, 
I thought it would probably be better if I died

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I left the house, got on a bus, 
and cried all the time

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The other passengers asked me why I was crying, 
and I told them everything

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They said Sampat Pal 
helps poor women like me

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They said, 'Go to Sampat Pal, 
she gets everyone their rights'

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I believed them, so I came here

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[ Siyaram ]I found out about Sampat Pal

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People with problems like mine come to her, 
and their problems get solved

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I went to Sampat Pal and started doing 
everything I could to help her

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I've been involved in the fight she's waging 
for two and a half years now

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She treated me with respect and friendship

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I began to understand 
that I was a good and righteous person

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I told her everything and asked:

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'If someone is beaten 
and thrown out of their own house,

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can this person get their house back?'

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She said: 'Why not? If the law requires it,

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then we'll definitely get it back

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If this isn't legally possible, then we won't

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The decision must be in accordance with the law'

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She immediately agreed to help me

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We went to Bashanda 
and met the police chief, Bishan Dubi

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We told him my story and he said:

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'Listen, madam, wait a little. 
I'll help and justice will be done'

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And it's true

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When poor people are wronged, 
she helps put things right

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Look at me: after 40 years, she prepared 
an agreement between us in just 40 minutes

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She explained everything to everyone

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Everyone understood everything, 
agreed, and got what they were due

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- What's your name? 
- Rithu

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- Say it like this: 'My name is…' 
- My name is Rithu

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Rithu, I'm Rithu

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- Where do you live? 
- I live in Pathaya

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Are you a member of the Pink Gang?

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[ Rithu ]Yes, I live with the Pink Gang 
because they give me food

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I have no food, 
I go to the jungle to collect dead wood

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There's no housing to live in

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- She's telling the truth 
- When I sell something somewhere, I eat

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- Look at me, do you know me? 
- Yes

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- What's my name? 
- Sampat Pal

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Yes, Sampat Pal

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Now tell me, daughter, 
why aren't you studying?

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- There's no school 
- No school?

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And what about the schools 
that are far away?

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- They're not very good 
- Oh, not good?
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[ VO ]Schools aren’t always safe either. In the arid state of Rajasthan, a woman was quarantined in a local school. 
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Three men broke in one night and they all raped her.
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The Stick fighting lessons for Indian girls are a self-defence class and a confidence booster. 
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If you see a girl in a pink sari wielding a baton, rest assured, she’s in the Pink Gang and if you harm a member, you’ll have its boss to deal with.
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[ Sampat Pal ]There've been a lot of changes but, in any case, 
our pink colour has appeared on the map of India

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For example, in the states of Hyderabad, 
Tamil Nadu, Orissa, Punjab, Karnataka

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People search for us through Google

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There's always a phone number to call

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All women with questions or problems call me, 
and I help them

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If I get the right information, 
I can even arrange a meeting and restore justice

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[ Siyaram ]I'll be grateful to them all my life

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I'll always do whatever I can for them

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[ Manju ]I exist today because of her

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Today, I'm punishing the people 
who did this to me,

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and it's all thanks to Sampat Pal

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If I hadn't met Sampat Pal, 
I wouldn't be alive,

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and I wouldn't be able 
to punish these criminals

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We are strong and always will be!

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I will make the women of the Pink Gang brave

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[ All ]- The Pink Gang! 
- Forever!

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- The Pink Gang! 
- Forever!

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- A family's strength… 
- It's a woman!

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- A family's strength… 
- It's a woman!

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- He who respects women… 
- He will rule!

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- He who respects women… 
- He will rule!

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- Misbehave… 
- And you'll get the stick!

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- If officials misbehave… 
- They'll get the stick!