Pooja Garg
Founder, Writer, Editor, Community Engagement
Founder, Writer, Editor, Community Engagement
The pandemic has brought into sharp focus what has been called the shadow pandemic: the staggering rise of domestic violence incidents across the world.
"My name is Uma. I am a domestic violence survivor, and this is my story."
Anyone seeing Khambete from a distance could be forgiven for thinking that just like so many Indian Americans, she too was living the American Dream. Yet all wasn’t well at home.
In the midst of a cancer diagnosis, Uma found the courage to leave the relationship.
Even as Indian Americans have made big strides in areas of education, science, and technology in their adopted country, the specter of family violence in the community has largely remained hidden.