Women, Safety, and the City of Mumbai

Vol-XLVIII No. 36, by Sameera Khan

Mumbai, the city that once prided itself as being the most woman-friendly in India, has become less so. The factors that earlier contributed to making the metropolis a relatively safe place for women no longer hold sway; the economic, political, and social changes of recent years have fundamentally altered the character of the city.

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