BREAK THE CYCLE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE In India, the issue of domestic violence is one of the common and most prevalent topics to talk about. Understanding violence against women is in itself a precarious issue. Several explanations emanating from different standpoints are on offer regarding this phenomenon. The forms and extent of violence may vary from one society and culture to the other. Awareness, perception and documentation of domestic violence differ from country to country and from area to area. In India, violence against women is a major social problem that still requires considerable attention, as it entails severe physical, psychological, social and emotional consequences for women. Despite the seriousness of the problem from the perspectives of women and basic human rights, there is a lack of depth of contemporary knowledge on the extent, nature and the context of Violence against Women (VAW) today across the region. Figure: Kinds of violence at each stage