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Delhi gang-rape: can urban planning help make cities safer for women? | Insight India

On September 21, a 17-year-old girl was gang-raped at Aastha Kunj Park in southeast Delhi, prompting protests and renewed scrutiny of poorly lit, inadequately monitored public spaces. While misogyny and toxic masculinity remain broader systemic challenges, in this episode, Sonikka Loganathan speaks to Kalpana Viswanath, co-founder and CEO of Safetipin, about the practical failures in the design and planning of Indias cities and why they are failing to keep women and the public safe.