Abstract
Synopsis On December 16th 2012, Jyoti Singh, a 23 year old physiotherapy student, was brutally gang raped by six men on a bus in South Delhi, India. The severity of the attack and the inadequate response of the Indian government to the crime provoked nationwide protests and demands for legal reform. While other rapes have prompted public outcry, this particular crime inspired elevated interest, not only in India but around the world. This article addresses the relationship between the evolving social, political, and legal discourses surrounding rape in India that permeated the attack and its aftermath. By situating Jyoti Singh's case within a longer genealogy of responses to sexual violence in India this article reveals several unanticipated outcomes such as the distinct patterns of public outcry and protest, notable shifts in prior socio-legal narratives of rape and the pioneering content of the Justice Verma Committee report.
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