Why does Indian society believe that a rape survivor should marry her rapist? Why are notions of shame and honour associated with victims of sexual violence? And to what extent are we, as a society, willing to go to protect this ‘honour’ and avoid this ‘shame’?

For you and me sitting in our drawing rooms, these may be questions for debate. For some women and girls though, the fact that we’re still debating this has real consequences.

20-year-old Latha* from Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu is one of them.