Mumbai: The average day for 31-year-old Ganga (not her real name) starts at 6 a.m. She cooks and packs food for her children aged six and eight, drops them off at school, and leaves for work. After nine hours at work, she comes back home and cooks dinner for the family. On most nights, her husband consumes alcohol and beats her. Ganga frequently tells employers and friends about her aching arms or hurting back from the previous night's assault, often laughing it off as a routine occurrence.