Last month, Delhi’s Jama Masjid sparked a furore by banning the entry of women. The order was taken back, but it came as a reminder of the exclusion women face.
With all the outrage and debate that the remission has prompted, it is important to remember that at the centre of it stands a survivor negotiating with her lived trauma and harm every day.
Vibhanand Giri is heard exhorting Hindu men to "rape and impregnate Muslim women if Muslim men cast even a glance at Hindu girls" at the December the Dharma Sansad in Raipur.