"Just as much as women talk about having inherited fear, we need to get men to see the fact that they are seen as suspicious, not for something that one man alone has done but the fact that a man is seen as a threat,"" Patheja says.

Action Heroes actively question fear not only by engaging with the people they see as threatening, but also by doing activities to unlearn the countless warnings that condition their behaviour since childhood. That could include sleeping by herself in a park or walking alone in the late hours.

But ensuring safety for men and women is not only the latter’s responsibility.

“Each and every person has the ability and power to influence a safe space,” Patheja says. “You can be an Action Hero too. Whether you know it or not, you have the ability to do so. What's the smallest thing you can do to build a safe space? What can you do as a man, what can you do as a father, what can you do as a brother, what can you do as a taxi driver?”

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“A feminist revolution is sweeping through India, and women from all walks of life are standing up to be counted as equals to men.”

-The New Indian Express