A chhau, a space of exile by the river. Ujjwali, 48, who was living her exile there earlier told Basu: ‘The good men understand what the women are going through, that it is difficult for women when they have to stay out of the house, but there are many men who are stupid and illiterate and they don’t want to understand. They beat their wives, call them bad names – “Daughter of a whore” – and force them to stay out of the house. The ones who are educated, and understand, want their wives to stay at home. But it’s mostly women who make other women stay out’