1. danceswithfaeriesunderthemoon: frombaghdadwithlove: hinduthug: friendlysoviet: ciarakenadie: The founder of the gulabis is the fearless Sampat Pal Devi, 40, who was married off at the age of 12 to an ice-cream vendor and had the first of her five children at 15. The gulabis, whose members say they are a “gang for justice,” started in 2006 as a sisterhood of sorts that looked out for victims of domestic abuse, a problem the United Nations estimates affects two in three married Indian women. Named after their hot-pink sari uniforms, the gang paid visits to abusive husbands and demanded they stop the beatings. When obstinate men refused to listen, the gulabis would return with large bamboo sticks called laathis and “persuade” them to change their ways. “When I go around with a stick, it’s to make men fear me. I don’t always use it, but it helps change the mind of men who think they are more powerful than me” says Pal. She has assumed the rank of commander in chief and has appointed district commanders across seven districts in Bundelkhand to help coordinate the gang’s efforts. Pal’s group now has more than 20,000 members, and the number is growing. As an American, I know I have no right to ever comment on another’s culture. But as a human being, this is one of the most bad ass things I’ve seen and read.  Revolution. I will always reblog this. Homegirl is no joke <3

    danceswithfaeriesunderthemoon:

    frombaghdadwithlove:

    hinduthug:

    friendlysoviet:

    ciarakenadie:

    The founder of the gulabis is the fearless Sampat Pal Devi, 40, who was married off at the age of 12 to an ice-cream vendor and had the first of her five children at 15. The gulabis, whose members say they are a “gang for justice,” started in 2006 as a sisterhood of sorts that looked out for victims of domestic abuse, a problem the United Nations estimates affects two in three married Indian women. Named after their hot-pink sari uniforms, the gang paid visits to abusive husbands and demanded they stop the beatings. When obstinate men refused to listen, the gulabis would return with large bamboo sticks called laathis and “persuade” them to change their ways. “When I go around with a stick, it’s to make men fear me. I don’t always use it, but it helps change the mind of men who think they are more powerful than me” says Pal. She has assumed the rank of commander in chief and has appointed district commanders across seven districts in Bundelkhand to help coordinate the gang’s efforts.

    Pal’s group now has more than 20,000 members, and the number is growing.

    As an American, I know I have no right to ever comment on another’s culture.

    But as a human being, this is one of the most bad ass things I’ve seen and read. 

    Revolution.

    I will always reblog this.

    Homegirl is no joke <3

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