After I Was Raped
22 April 2021Synopsis
'Terrific ... read it' SOHAILA ABDULALI
What happens after rape?
As the world moves on after expressing outrage, what happens to the survivors who are left to fend for themselves in an apathetic society and a nonchalant judicial system?
In After I Was Raped, we meet five individuals: a four-year-old girl, two Dalit women, an eight-month-old infant and a young professional. Through extensive...
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22 April 2021
9789389109979Reviews
‘What a terrific piece of reporting and, yes, art … This book is unbearable and beautiful and weirdly uplifting. Read it’ Sohaila Abdulali, author of What We Talk about When We Talk about Rape
‘[After I Was Raped is] a vital documentation that shows a mirror to every stakeholder in the criminal justice system’ Anubha Bhonsle, author of Mother, Where’s My Country?
‘After I Was Raped aggravates a question society would rather ignore … the sweetness Bhattacheryya provides in her faithful reporting restores the humanity her subjects might’ve lost to the outside world … a labour of compassion’ Frances Nguyen, editor, WMC Women Under Siege, Women’s Media Center
