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Photo: Women in India: A question of safety

Sobhana Gazmer, 29, who works at a call center in the New Delhi area answering calls from Americans about their credit card accounts, feels increasingly anxious since a high-profile rape in mid-December sent shock waves through the country.

Sobhana Gazmer, 29, who works at a call center in the New Delhi area answering calls from Americans about their credit card accounts, feels increasingly anxious since a high-profile rape in mid-December sent shock waves through the country.  (Mark Magnier / Los Angeles Times)

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A woman in New Delhi speaks of a life lived in fear after the December 2012 gang rape and fatal beating of a 23-year-old on a commuter bus.

The safety of women in India

German tourist Carolina De Paola, 22, walks near the landmark Gateway of India in Mumbai in April. De Paola said that during her trip to India, a man on a train grabbed her breasts from behind but she never reported the crime, deciding there would be no point.   (Rajanish Kakade / Associated Press)

The safety of women in India

In Kolkata this month, students supporting various leftist parties shout anti-government slogans during a protest after the recent gang rape and killing of a 20-year-old college student in Barasat.   (Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP/Getty Images)

The safety of women in India

A protester shouts slogans from inside a police vehicle in Kolkata, India, this month after police detained her during a demonstration against the rape and slaying of a woman in Barasat.  (Bikas Das / Associated Press)

The safety of women in India

Indians take part in a demonstration against gender discrimination and sexual violence in New Delhi in January.   (Altaf Qadri / Associated Press)

The safety of women in India

Demonstrators in New Delhi in January call for justice in recent rape cases in India.   (Altaf Qadri / Associated Press)

The safety of women in India

Indian protesters hold candles and block a road during a December rally in New Delhi after the cremation of a woman who was gang-raped and died of her injuries two weeks later.   (Andrew Caballero-Reyonlds / AFP/Getty Images)

The safety of women in India

Indian women hold a march for dignity in New Delhi in January.   (Prakash Singh / AFP/Getty Images)

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