Liberation of Women: August 2006 Archives

Statesman News Service, KOLKATA, Aug. 8: A 34-year-old housewife was allegedly beaten to death by her husband in Muchipara when she refused to give in to his persistent demands for dowry.

The victim's elder brother lodged a complaint with police today, but her husband is at large.

According to reports, Sima Aich had been admitted to NRS Medical College and Hospital on 2 August, after being severely beaten up by her husband, Mr Gopal Aich, who is employed with Food Corporation of India (FCI).

National News Service, Kolkata - 7th August 2006: A casteless, dowryless and priestless revolutionary marriage took place at Dishari (Marriage Hall) in Salt Lake City of Kolkata on 4th August 2006 with a Sanyasini in saffron robes conducting the ceremony. Two Bengali speaking persons - a boy and a girl -of different castes were united in matrimony under the auspices of Ananda Marga founded by Marga Guru Shrii Shrii Anandamurtjii. The married couple were Sri Kaushik Maity and Srimati Manidipa Hazra.