Gender violence occurs against women precisely because of their gender. Gender -based violence involves power imbalances where, most often, men are the perpetrators and women the victims. Gender violence is very common in India in terms of street sexual harassment, workplace sexual harassment, ICT-related gender violence and gendered political violence, sexually abuse, physical violence, dowry-related abuse, honor killing with women. It is very common in developing countries. This research paper explore the causes and contributing factors of gender - based violence & various effects of gender - based violence on victims and their families, perpetrators and the society as a whole. Secondary data has been used for this study. Data has been collected from the existing research papers, news papers, websites, Census survey report and journals for this study.

Dr. K.V Amarnath, "A Brief Review on Gender Violence in India" International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research and Educational Development, V2(5): Page(01-05) September - October 2026. ISSN: 3107-6513. www.ijamred.com. Published by Scientific and Academic Research Publishing.