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Religion and sex trade

On: September 9, 2022

BY M L Satyan Bengaluru, Sept 9, 2022: Devadasi literally means “God’s female servant,” where according to the ancient Indian practice, young pre-pubertal girls were ‘married off’, ‘given away’ in matrimony to God or local religious deity of the temple. These girls were not allowed to marry, as they wereContinue Reading

Bank frees India’s sex workers from madams’ clutches

By: Matters India

On: December 10, 2017

In: Features

Amrit Dhillon in Kolkata Kolkata: As a sex worker in Kolkata, Rita Roy had no access to her own money. The brothel madam kept her earnings “safe” – shoving the notes into her bra – and whenever Roy needed money, she would never get the full amount she asked for.Continue Reading

Flesh trade in reverse

By: Matters India

On: March 29, 2015

In: National

Wife and her brother force man to join flesh tradeContinue Reading