▁and ▁to ▁the ▁right ▁" W O UND ▁M ED AL ". ▁The ▁medal ▁is ▁susp ended ▁by ▁a ▁ring ▁and ▁is ▁named ▁on ▁the ▁edge ▁with ▁im pressed ▁capital ▁letters . ▁ ▁Re verse : ▁Within ▁a ▁circle , ▁Ash oka ' s ▁ch ak ra . ▁ ▁Rib bon : ▁ 3 2   mm , ▁white , ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 0   mm ▁red ▁central ▁stri pe . ▁White ▁ 1 1   mm , ▁red ▁ 1 0   mm , ▁white ▁ 1 1   mm . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁awards ▁and ▁decor ations ▁of ▁India ▁Category : W ound ▁decor ations <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Mah ila ▁At ma ▁Rak sha ▁Sam iti ▁( , ▁' W omen ' s ▁Self - Def ense ▁Association , ▁abbre vi ated ▁MAR S ) ▁was ▁a ▁women ' s ▁movement ▁in ▁Beng al , ▁India . ▁MAR S ▁was ▁a ▁mass ▁organisation ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁India . ▁ ▁Found ing ▁MAR S ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁e ve ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Beng al ▁fam ine . ▁Cal cut ta ▁was ▁filled ▁with ▁women ▁fle eing ▁from ▁fam ine ▁in ▁the ▁country - side , ▁becoming ▁pre y ▁for ▁sexual ▁explo itation ▁( e ither ▁sent ▁to ▁military ▁cam ps ▁or ▁l ured ▁or ▁forced ▁into ▁prost itution ▁in ▁the ▁city ). ▁The ▁number ▁of