ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the everyday experiences of violence and safety in the city among a segment of women—those from impoverished and low-income households resettled on the city’s periphery. Illegal activities like selling alcohol and drugs, the consumption of the intoxicants and theft had partly emerged from the negative economic and social impacts of resettlement to the periphery. Numerous studies from around the world reveal that women’s experiences and practices of mobility in the city through various transport modes and public spaces are linked to their gendered roles. Many women compared their experiences of mobility for work, education, etc., at Vatwa to experiences in their previous neighbourhoods. The distant relocation and the inadequacy of transport services with respect to frequency, connectivity and affordability have resulted in troubled mobility, deepening socio-economic insecurity for many and day-to-day anxiety about safety as women commute long distances.
