India, Dec. 5 -- A letter to the young doctor from Hyderabad who was raped and killed by 4 men, from Everywoman - it is what we all think and feel.

Dear young woman (and countless others like you),

When I was a little girl, I saw the world in black and white. Good vs. Bad, Rich vs. poor. Hungry vs. Sated. I loved dotting my 'i's and crossing my 't's, and I got much comfort from knowing that evil never lingers once it's been purged out by the shiny hero in his best suit.

What an idiot I was. What an absolute idiot.

I was a naive 9 when I was first groped at a cousin's wedding by unseen hands. 11 and fresh faced, when I felt an erect penis pushing against my back in the General compartment of the Borivali local train. 14, when a young m...