Book: The Rape Trial
Author: Bidisha Ghosal
Publisher: NotionPress
Format: Kindle

“What do you do when the rapist is someone you know? What do you do when he has been found innocent in the eyes of the law?” These questions are enough hard to answer nowadays and grievous at the same time. Though this story revolves around Avni, Rhea, Hitaishi, and Amruta but trusts me, for all women who are raped or not, this book can be dedicated to each and everybody in this world.

We are at fault and made to feel guilty even for mistakes that men make. Yet men are never questioned for their intentions and hence they feel superior and are right at all times. Although things have changed for women in some aspects, there is still a long way to go.

The book also talks about the justice system and lays bare and opens discussion on whether it is wise for the common man to take justice into their hands or to leave it to the law (especially when the law is not effective) and such. The characters are also developed throughout the story and their depth well portrayed. I like the relations among all the characters. Moreover, the psychological aspect is an important one here.

Rape is not associated with any gender. Here it’s about a girl, in some other book you might about any other gender. The author has impeccably addressed the problem victims faces. Books based on sensitive topics spread awareness. But aren’t we aware of it already? Rapist or people have that kind of mindset won’t read books. I appreciate the author's intention behind this book. But it raises a question in me. Why we are still accepting it? Candles aren’t helping us anyway? Marching towards courts and posting it on social media is not helping at all. It’s only about developing countries, it happens all across the world. Yet we don’t know how to get rid of it. Getting rid of it as a mindset would take generations. If we say it’s about uneducated, then no educated people also do this kind of immoral activities.