India, March 23 -- The city's well-lit roads are one of the reasons that qualifies it as the safest city in the country for women. However, that feature does not extend to every part of the city, reveals an exhibition being held over the weekend by the NGO Vacha, the women's group that has been working among adolescent girls in the city's slums since 1995.

The absence of street lights in their bastis is the issue most highlighted in 'Breaking the Silence: Kishoriyon ki nazar se,' an exhibition of creative expressions by Vacha's members being held at the Gyan Ashram campus, Andheri East. In the version of the board game 'Snakes and Ladders' a square showing a well-lit space came at the top of a Ladder, signifying positivity.

Similarly, a...