From Ranga-Billa to Nithari: Why some crimes simply refuse to fade from memory
Why do the crime stories of Ranga-Billa, Jessica Lall, Nithari, Nirbhaya continue to evoke an immediate emotional response years after they were committed? Raakh What
Why do the crime stories of Ranga-Billa, Jessica Lall, Nithari, Nirbhaya continue to evoke an immediate emotional response years after they were committed? Raakh What is 'just world belief', and do we still believe it? Crimes that become etched into collective memory are usually those that violently shatter the assumption that real life is safe.
They reveal the existence of evil and its terrifying proximity (File pic of Jessica Lall and Manu Sharma). If it happened to them, it could happen to anyone. What is collective effervescence? Critics often dismiss public interest in crime stories as morbid curiosity, but psychology suggests something more complex is at work.
(Scene from Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi) What distinguished the Nirbhaya case was the degree to which ordinary Indians, particularly women, saw themselves in
her. (A scene from Delhi Crime) For women, true crime dramas are lessons in threat assessment Raakh
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