This document has been conceptualized with the objective to a) share experiences of women facing violence, how they challenged existing patriarchal systems and evolved as ‘survivors’ and b) to provide information about rights and laws available to women in a trying circumstances. The five cases we highlight in this document reiterate that violence is inextricably woven into the everyday lives of these women. The agents of violence could well be located within families or outside in unfamiliar domains. Each one of the cases presented here is a testimony to the extraordinary courage of girls/women – survivors who fought for redressal and justice.