AFTER an alleged rape by an Uber cab driver in India, women in Mumbai are turning to a new taxi service – run by KUNG FU females. Viira Cabs is run strictly by women, for women and drivers are trained in deadly karate and armed with knives and pepper spray. Rape and treatment of women has become a huge issue in India since the gang rape and murder of medical student on a bus in 2012. The firm was founded by entrepreneur and social activist Preeti Sharma Menon, who wanted women to be able to travel safely around the clock. 

Videographer / Director: Sajna Sivan
Producer: Ruchika Hurria / Tom Midlane
Editor: Sonia Estal / Joshua Douglas