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Bus/Bas/बस: The 2012 Delhi Gang Rape Case, City Space and Public Transportation

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Space, Planning and Everyday Contestations in Delhi

Part of the book series: Exploring Urban Change in South Asia ((EUCS))

Abstract

This chapter suggests that the 2012 Delhi gang rape case and subsequent protests can be considered in relation to the spatial politics of cities. The symbol of “the bus” unites the struggles of women, workers and the urban poor in their efforts to traverse the urban metropolis. The spirit of a person named Jyoti haunts the buses of Delhi, with this case serving as a lingering reminder of all of the tragedy and political possibility that the city carries.

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    “Eve teasing” is a term sometimes used in urban India to refer to sexual harassment of women.

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Acknowledgement

I would like to acknowledge that the research done in Delhi, India regarding the 2012 Delhi gang rape was funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada as part of a post-doctoral fellowship with Oecumene: Citizenship After Orientalism at the Open University, UK. I would also like to thank all those who are part of Oecumene: Citizenship After Orientalism for their collegial support.

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Tara Atluri (2016). Bus/Bas/बस: The 2012 Delhi Gang Rape Case, City Space and Public Transportation. In: Chakravarty, S., Negi, R. (eds) Space, Planning and Everyday Contestations in Delhi. Exploring Urban Change in South Asia. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2154-8_12

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