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India’s Daughter <\/em>is the story of the brutal gang rape and murder in Delhi of 23-year-old medical student Jyoti Singh, which sparked protests and serious debate about gender inequality across India.<\/p>\n

From the earliest age, Jyoti wanted to become a doctor, but her father had no hope of affording her education. She persuaded him to put what little money he had managed to save for her marriage to cover the cost of admission to medical school. To support herself, Jyoti worked night shifts at a call center, sleeping just three hours a night over the course of four years. <\/span><\/p>\n

On an\u00a0early December evening in 2012, Jyoti joined a male friend for an evening out at the movies. After the show, they caught a bus to make the trip home. On board, six men beat Jyoti\u2019s friend and, for almost an hour as the bus circled the Delhi streets, raped and tortured Jyoti mercilessly, then dumped her on the roadside. Jyoti clung to life for two weeks, but succumbed to her extensive injuries after seven surgeries. <\/span><\/p>\n

The details of Jyoti\u2019s horrific rape and murder captured India\u2019s attention, and demonstrations erupted throughout the country as women and men alike took to the streets in outrage. Through interviews with Jyoti\u2019s family and friends, victims\u2019 rights advocates, as well as from the assailants, their lawyers, and their families, <\/span>India\u2019s Daughter<\/span><\/i> paints a complicated picture of a country struggling to embrace modernity while wrestling with the rampant effects of extreme poverty and patriarchal attitudes towards women.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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