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Trained in Karate and national award winning champion, Kaushav Sanyal, a police constable in West Bengal believes that no girl should go without a basic knowledge of self-defence.

“We have enough laws. What is required is proper implementation, fast track trials and better conviction rates. Instead of telling girls not to go here or there and restricting their movement, we must also as a society do a better job of raising our boys and teaching them how to respect women," says the Rachakonda Police Commissioner.

Shilpa Menon writes about her reaction to Nirbhaya's gang rape and the book Scars Do Heal that followed.