India, Sept. 29 -- It has now been more than a month since the rape-murder of a young doctor at her workplace, RG Kar Medical College and Hospital - a government hospital in Kolkata - hit the headlines and the conscience of an entire nation. Investigation is still underway, but there is no doubt that the victim was subject to sexual violence. This has renewed debates about how safe West Bengal is for women and has led to widespread popular protests, putting the state government- led by the only female chief minister in the country until recently and one for whom protesting crime against women has been a rallying cry throughout her political career- on the defensive. Perhaps, this is why one has heard an apologia of sorts by voices sympath...