Celebrated at birth, pushed into sex work
- Posted on August 1, 2026
- By The Hindu
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Celebrated at birth, pushed into sex work
Unlike most communities in India, Banchhadas in M.P., branded a criminal tribe by the British, invest more in their daughters’ upbringing, only so that they can force them into sex work and live off their earnings; classified as a Scheduled Caste, they remain on society’s margins as government and NGOs have struggled to break the cycle
