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Fearless One

Ankur Vikal (L) and Priyankka Bose in "Nirbhaya."

This actor plays not one rapist but many — to help end gender violence

September 17, 2015Culture

When a New Delhi woman was gang-raped and later died from her injuries in 2012, the Indian media called her Nirbhaya, or “fearless one,” both because they couldn’t name her legally, and because of the brutality that she went through. Thousands took to the streets: not just women, but men as well. Actor Ankur Vikal has gone even further. He relives the gang-rape story on stage.

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