Rape is a prevalent social issue in almost all the countries, with females being the most common targets in riots, revolts, wars, and partitions. The World Wars and later the independence wars in South Asian countries such as Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Pakistan, China, Maldives, and Sri Lanka saw millions of cases of rape, with females being the primary victims. In the 1971 War of Independence in Bangladesh, over two lakhs of women became victims of rape. The rape survivors are called "Birangana," meaning "war heroine." For example, Neelima Ibrahim's Ami Birangona Bolchi or I, a War Heroine, Speak, which came out in 1978, is one of the early Bangladeshi writings. Recent Bangladeshi writings include Talash, published in 2005, and the 2015 play by Leesa Gazi, Birangana: Women of War. In India, The Arthashastra by Kautilya has several references to sexual abuse and other major texts like The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy.