Nepal, Aug. 3 -- Every now and then Nepal is reminded of its misogyny, when a rape case becomes so tragic that the country is taken aback by its own violent gender hierarchy.

Girls who do not survive gain national attention, making the country rally against rape and gender based violence.

Civic discourse and media coverage spotlight names such as Nirmala Panta and Inisha BK because their stories are too jarring, too mysterious, and too tragic not to tell and retell.

But there are more survivors, in its literal sense, of those living after enduring repeated violence, verbal and physical abuse, intimate partner violence and blatant misogyny. Nepal's collective attention does not dwell on those crimes, or easily tolerates them.

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