The rape and murder of a trainee doctor in the Indian city of Kolkata last month sparked nationwide protests, and reignited public outrage over sexual violence against women. According to India’s latest available statistics, a rape is committed there every 16 minutes. What’s behind so many cases of rape in the country?

Joining the discussion:

• Shruti Kapoor is the founder of Sayfty Trust and a gender equality activist. 
• Tushar Gupta is a political analyst. 
• Noopur Tiwari is a journalist and founder of the platform Smashboard.