A tremendous outpouring of grief for India's Daughter was accompanied by a firm display of steely resolve calling for justice for rape victims, tougher laws against sexual offenders and better safety for women. Never again, said this man at a protest march in Bangalore. ‘Amanat' (NOT her real name) died in a Singapore hospital days after being brutally gang-raped and beaten.
A tremendous outpouring of grief for India's Daughter was accompanied by a firm display of steely resolve calling for justice for rape victims, tougher laws against sexual offenders and better safety for women. Never again, said this man at a protest march in Bangalore. ‘Amanat' (NOT her real name) died in a Singapore hospital days after being brutally gang-raped and beaten.
The fight for justice: protestors covered in clay and holding weighing scales in imitation of the traditional representation of ‘justice' in New Delhi.
In Lucknow, citizens protested in the shadow of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi.
This time round, there was a concerted effort to ensure protests did not become violent. In New Delhi, men occupy a street – some lay down, others sat and several stood around peacefully.
We are sorry, said a placard held by a protestor lying down on a New Delhi street.
In New Delhi, a wreath of flowers and a candle for ‘Amanat.'
Saying a last goodbye to India's Daughter with flowers and candles.
In New Delhi, slogans and placards, all demanding justice and change.
A candle-light vigil was held in the evening at Jantar Mantar, the designated area for protests in the capital.
Age was no bar. Children joined students and older citizens to mourn and speak up for a better India.
Torches lit up the night as citizens of New Delhi spilled onto the streets to say farewell to ‘Amanat.'
