When Sampat Pal Devi witnesses a women being beaten mercilessly by her husband she could not just walk by and ignore it. When her intercession fails, she returns the next day with five other women and their lathi (bamboo rods) and they beat the abuser.
Word of their justice immediately spreads, and women begin flocking to Devi to help them right the terrible wrongs they have suffered at the hands of men and corrupt officials through the region, and THE GULABI GANG (Translation: The Pink Gang) is born. Listen now to hear Devi's whole story and learn more about this incredible group of Indian defenders and all the work they are doing to protect and empower the women of India's Uttar Pradesh.
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