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What I learned from Suzette Jordan, India’s most famous rape survivor—and my motherSuzette Jordan, 40, was a woman’s rights activist and a rape survivor. She died of meningoencephalitis in a hospital in Kolkata on March 13. In February 2012, Jordan was gang-raped in a moving car in Kolkata’s Park Street area. In 2013, she boldly revealed her identity on news channels. “I am tired of hiding my real identity… I am tired of feeling scared because I have been raped. Enough is enough,” she told the BBC. She is survived by two daughters. Below is an essay written by one of her daughters.
Updated July 21, 20223 min read