Results from our content library
AI-Powered Search
Sign in to search for any topic in our content library — get answers, related past year questions, and practice MCQs on the topic.
Sign in to searchDeaths Most Dishonourable
The article highlights the persistence of “honour” killings in Karnataka, exposing the limits of law when entrenched notions of caste superiority continue to shape social behaviour. The immediate trigger is the brutal killing of 19-year-old Manya Vivekananda Doddaman in December 2025 in Dharwad district by her father and relatives for marrying a man from a Scheduled Caste. Despite prior police intervention and precautionary measures, the couple’s return to the village proved fatal, underscoring systemic failures in protection and follow-up.
Sign up free to read the full article
Free accounts include 5 articles every month across current affairs, state notes, subject notes and more — upgrade anytime for unlimited access.
Explore honour killings in Karnataka, systemic failures in protecting inter-caste couples, and why legal safeguards alone fail to dismantle caste prejudices.
Keywords