Surviving rape

The fight against sexual violence is also about supporting and enabling survivors so they can overcome their trauma

Rape and violence against women and girls have become everyday stories in India. Each day we let our eyes skim over yet another report of sexual assault as if it were part of our usual diet of news and, hence, not particularly troubling. But every now and then, there is an act of rape so savage and of such terrifying violence towards a woman and her body, that we feel compelled to holler our protest, demand answers, and insist on swift justice. The way we did in the case of the horrific gang-rape of Jyoti Singh (Nirbhaya) in 2012. The