Why Safety Isn’t Freedom for Women in Indian Cities? HC E18| Kalpana Viswanath| Ruchita Bansal

About the Episode: What if safety isn’t about protection at all but about freedom? In this episode of The Human City, urban sociologist Kalpana Viswanath, co-founder of Safetipin, challenges how cities across India and the world define women’s safety. From CCTV cameras and panic buttons to lighting and surveillance, we’ve built cities that prioritise control — not belonging.