How The Humble Bicycle Is Changing Girls’ Lives in South Asia

In India, where women’s safety has taken center-stage since 2012 after a young paramedic intern was gang raped and murdered by some men on a moving bus, non-profits are using bikes to help girls claim back their right to  male dominated public spaces. Bicycles are also fast becoming girls’ preferred tool of rebellion against the diktats of a patriarchal society, in other parts of South Asia too.