Niharika Rajput: The agony of rape-surviving unmarried mothers in Nepal

There is a child on Niharika Rajput’s lap; her body is swollen with a wound on the forehead. One who walks around the place where the hunger strike is ongoing will have a first glance at the wound on the forehead, also the evidence of what she has gone through. She cannot move her body, but the 21- month-old infant keeps calling the mother because he frequently wants to be breastfed.

The thin mattress and blanket laid on the floor have become her support. Her presence clearly shows that she is going through a miserable pain. Yet, her vow also shows that she is against the judicial system of the nation.