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Movement archive · India
India1991 to 1995
Rural women in Andhra Pradesh, many of them learners in an adult literacy campaign, organised against the sale of arrack (cheap liquor) that was fuelling domestic violence and debt. Starting in Dubagunta village in Nellore district, the protests spread across the state.
Women of Dubagunta and Nellore district; adult literacy campaign volunteers.
An end to state-promoted arrack sales; safety at home; control over household income.