Beatings for Asking for Help: Corporal Punishment in India's Schools

Source: The GuardianNew research shows that despite a ban on corporal punishment in India, schoolchildren are subjected to violence that enforces gender norms Despite widespread concern about the effects of corporal punishment on children, it persists in schools across the world. Its eradication in many countries is proving difficult, and India is no exception . Violence against girls is now high on India’s political agenda, after the horrific fatal gang rape of...