Satya Rani Chadha

Satya Rani Chadha (1929 ch. - 1 July 2014) ek mahila adhikaar kaaryakarta theen. vah 1980 ke dashak mein saathee kaaryakarta shaahajahaan aapa ke saath milakar bhaarat mein dahej virodhee aandolan shuroo karane ke lie jaanee jaatee hain. donon mahilaen aisee maan theen jinakee betiyon ko dahej vivaad ke parinaamasvaroop maar diya gaya tha, aur dashakon tak bhaarat mein nyaay ke lie aur dahej prathaon ko badalane ke lie abhiyaan chalaaya. saath mein unhonne dillee sthit ek sharanaarthee aur mahila adhikaar sangathan shakti shaalinee kee sthaapana kee aur dahej se sambandhit aur ling aadhaarit hinsa ka mukaabala kiya. chaddha neeraja bhanot puraskaar ke praaptakarta hain. shashi baala kee hatya aur nyaay kee ladaee 1979 mein, saty raanee chaddha kee bees varsheey betee, shashi baala (jise kanchanabaala ke naam se bhee jaana jaata hai) kee ghar mein rahate hue gambheer roop se jalane se mrtyu ho gaee, jo dulhan ko jalaane kee shikaar thee. usakee shaadee ko ek saal se bhee kam samay hua tha aur usakee mrtyu ke samay vah chhah maheene kee garbhavatee thee. chaddha, apanee betee ke pati ke parivaar ko poora dahej ka anurodh nahin de sakatee thee, jisamen skootar, ek teleevijan aur ek rephrijaretar kee maang shaamil thee. phir bhee, chaddha teleevijan ke lie kuchh paise dene mein kaamayaab rahe aur ek rephrijaretar diya. phir bhee, apanee betee kee mrtyu ke do din pahale, chaddha ke daamaad subhaash chandr ne use shesh dahej (skootar) kee maang pooree nahin hone par gambheer parinaam bhugatane kee chetaavanee dee thee. unhonne maut mein shaamil hone se inakaar kiya, lekin aanshik roop se adhoora dahej anurodh ke kaaran unakee betee kee hatya par sandeh karate hue, chaddha ne maut ko hatya ke roop mein bataaya. pulis ne buniyaadee saboot ikattha karane kee upeksha kee aur chandra par hatya ka nahin, balki dahej nishedh adhiniyam ke tahat aarop lagaaya. isake chalate supreem kort ne 1980 mein phaisala sunaaya ki choonki chandra kee skootar kee maang shaadee ke das maheene baad aaee thee, isalie ise maut se nahin joda ja sakata tha. chaddha ne hatya ke mukadame ka peechha karana jaaree rakha, lekin adaalat mein maamale kee sunavaee ke lie 2000 tak ka samay lag gaya. chandra ko antatah 2000 mein aatmahatya ke lie ukasaane ke kam aarop ke lie doshee thaharaaya gaya tha. apeel par unakee saja ko 2013 mein barakaraar rakha gaya tha, aur unhen saat saal kee saja kaatane ka aadesh diya gaya tha. vah khud ko saumpane mein viphal raha aur usane saja nahin dee.https://www.livemint.com/Specials/ltOkZTJF9pkky8dWh8NarO/Satya-Rani-Chadha-The-face-of-Indias-antidowry-movement.htmlhttp://archive.indianexpress.com/news/battle-won-for-daughter-in-34yr-dowry-fight/1089618/https://books.google.com/books?id=G4oDbma2Y0MC&pg=PA37

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