India, May 22 -- A straight and bold call for justice in the face of dowry-driven brutality

Vaishnavi Kasapate did not take her own life. She waspushed. Pushed by a system that still allows the ancient evil of dowry to thrive. Pushed by a society that looks away when a woman screams from within the four walls of her marital home. Pushed by a powerful family who saw her not as a daughter-in-law but as a financial deal that didn't quite meet expectations.

She had a love marriage. She chose her partner, Shashank Hagwane-the son of NCP leader Rajendra Hagwane, a man with political clout and influence in Maharashtra's Mulshi taluka. But her love was not enough to shield her from the toxic greed that soon engulfed her life. Her marriage was n...