Originally Posted by
Chattersking
I know Im going against the grain here and its bound to ruffle some feathers but being safe in India as a woman all comes down to luck, some situational awareness and your characteristics (looks, age etc). Sorry to be blunt but at the end of the day you are dealing with a patriachial mindset and some misogny and you are going to run into these people no matter if they work for the best hotels, or the most reputed cab companies etc. Expect some leering, cat calling, groping at some point of your travel. Sorry again.
what are you basing this information on????
i've had clients, relatives & friends visit india over the last few decades & none of them have run into anything worse than some people staring at them....
last year a friend of mine visited india from paris & she went around the country for 6 weeks....riding in local buses & trains, taking auto rickshaws, etc....i'm talking about a drop dead gorgeous girl in her late 20s....all she got were a handful of stares wherever she went....she said it was not at all uncomfortable & she felt completely safe....
bad things can happen anywhere....i got mugged in new york many years ago....my cousin once had someone grope her on the tube in london....should i go ahead & declare new york & london as unsafe places to visit????