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Domestic violence is one of the most important issues of gender discrimination. Being a bitter truth in the present society, one of the major causes of domestic violence is the orthodox mentality of the patriarchal society. The patriarchal societies, as is the case of India, generally treat women as inferior to men. Men are given more power in a household and women are expected to blindly follow their husband or father’s decisions and commands. Behind Closed Doors is a book edited by Rinki Bhattacharya and focuses on the issue of domestic violence in India. India is a patriarchal society and women of this country have been assigned a secondary status since ancient times. They face various forms of discrimination, abuse and injustice throughout their lives. Domestic violence is one of them. Domestic violence has become so common now-a-days that its cases can be seen in each and every strata of our society. People in a patriarchal setup consider women as physically, emotionally, economically, mentally and socially weaker than men. And this mentality of the society gives the men opportunity to abuse and ill-treat the women. Through this book Rinki is trying to put up a fight against the in human crime of domestic violence and create awareness among women regarding their rights as humans. Key words: Domestic Violence, women, Human rights, Violation, Patriarchy, Closed doors