India, Feb. 4 -- Delhi, India's sprawling Capital with over 20 million residents, has always been a city of stark contrasts - it boasts of a rich history, a vibrant melting pot of cultures and perhaps the best infrastructure in the country, yet it carries with itself the shameful burden of two infamous labels: "crime capital" and "rape capital."

For women, regardless of age, class, or creed, there is one unifying, macabre reality: an overwhelming sense of inescapable insecurity.

Ask any woman who has lived in Delhi long enough, and you'll hear harrowing tales of public spaces turned hostile. From unlit streets to crowded markets, from colleges to nightclubs, from taxis to its metro network, the city offers no refuge, no safety.

For the...