About the Book: Breaching the Citadel
Breaching the Citadel, part of the Sexual Violence and Impunity in South Asia
series, supported by the International Development Research Centre, Canada, puts
India in focus, showcasing new and pathbreaking research on sexual violence and
impunity. Bringing together both young and established scholars, the book
explores medical protocols, the functioning of the law, the psychosocial making
of impunity, histories of sexual violence in places like Kashmir, the media, and
sectarian violence, among other timely topics. The essays Urvashi Butalia has
collected here were developed through comparative research and a series of
workshops, so each entry is peer-reviewed and on the cutting edge