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Domestic Violence is a heinous crime that not only affects the victim but also our society as a whole. It might include sexual, psychological, financial, and/or physical violence that on top of adversely impacting the present generation, echoes throughout generations to come. Irrespective of one's cultural, ethnic, and socio-economic background, its reach has spread out across centuries and time zones. However, given how global this phenomenon is, the awareness and tools needed to resist it are not quite up to the mark. Here is a list of five books about domestic abuse to help everyone better understand and identify the ramifications and mechanics of domestic violence. Women have been the vulnerable section of the society. It comprises nearly half of the national population of India. But since civilization of our society women have always been treated differently, whereas men have claimed all rights they have denied them to women. They have been vulnerable to violence and exploitation such as harassment, taunts, abuses, battering, molestation, rape, dowry deaths, sati, mental and physical torture. In many countries, women are dehumanized, forcibly married, sold off and subject to all kinds of humiliation. Domestic violence is an extreme manifestation of the low social value placed on women and also an extreme form of violation of women's human rights. Women lack of understanding of rights and therefore did not recognize violence expect when severe. Also there knowledge about law was very limited. Besides these, women received threats from their husbands if they reported violence to the collective. The present paper has been prepared with a view to discuss the various issues related to the domestic violence against Women. This study tries to find out the various causes, impact and measures of domestic violence against women of two Development Block of Majuli district District of Assam.