*Gaslighted, dismissed, and told to be patient, Hania's story exposes the invisible violence that hides behind “happy marriages in the valley.* It was a blistering summer day in Pulwama. The sky was open and clear, and schoolchildren were filing into classrooms under tall walnut trees. Hania stood at the blackboard, white chalk in hand. Her voice was soft but steady, her smile practiced. She looked like someone in control. But inside, she was quietly rebuilding a life undone by love. For three years, she had lived with a man who never hit her, never screamed at her in public, never left a mark anyone else could see. Yet every day, he chipped away at her, word by word, silence by silence. Read Full Story Here: https://kashmirobserver.net/2025/06/20/betrayed-by-betrothal-how-one-kashmiri-mother-reclaimed-herself/