At the turn of the year, since the brutal rape and murder of the 31-year-old post-graduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital shook the conscience of urban Bengal, stakeholders of protest movements that followed believe that this 19th-century French proverb may hold credence.
"There are still no palpable measures that make us feel safe as women in the city's public places at night," said Rimjhim Sinha, social science researcher and activist who initiated the 'Reclaim the Night' mass movement in August last year, which dragged lakhs out of their homes seeking justice for the RG Kar victim.
