In a country where 88 women are raped every day and 10 Dalit women every day, we examine how the narrative of sexual assault against a Dalit woman sees a familiar intersection of caste and gender: the attempt to engage in a character assassination of the Hathras victim is typical.
On India Today’s special show News Unlocked with Rajdeep Sardesai, dynamics of caste and rape in India was decoded. During the show, Dalit activist Beena Pallical asked – Why always a woman is blamed for rape? Also, Gender rights activist Dr Manisha Gupte shared her views.