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Last December details of a vicious crime emerged from India in which a girl was raped and beaten whilst her friend was also attacked as he tried to protect her. The crime shocked the world and since then similar crimes have been reported. Some have blamed a male dominated society, but just how male focused is India and Indian culture? On Â鶹Éç Radio London presenters Sunny and Shay were joined by columnist and author Kishwar Desai. Her book Witness the Night deals with the subject of female foeticide, and her latest book deals with rape and sexual violence in India. In this part of the interview she talks about the pressure on women to have sons…