--An Article by Poojan Patel
“I was about to end life. No one helped me, not even my son, relatives or villagers. But I did not lose hope and trusted in God,” said a 55-year-old widow, who did not succumb to ostracism after being declared witch.
Anaben Pawar, an elderly tribal woman accused of witchcraft Dang. Through Ana’s story, we delve into a deep-rooted culture of patriarchy and examine one of the most monstrous attacks on women’s bodies in modern India: the witch-hunt.
“Three women were beaten with burning logs, made to wal