A story that needs to be told

April 17, 2015 16:10

There are long form journalism pieces and then there long form journalism pieces. But few leave a mark on you, few make you think deeply, few make you question the status quo around in which you are nestled comfortably, as the one by Moni Basu in CNN.com.

Writing in 'The Girl Whose Rape Changed A Country,' Basu says, 'She was attacked at a rural police station, and her landmark case awakened India decades ago. But did she manage to love, have children, find happiness? New headlines about rape in my homeland set me on a journey to find her.'

A brilliant photo essay, with photography by Vivek Singh, and video by Sanjiv Talreja and Brandon Ancil, you should read the piece. Here.

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