Indian Politics

Celebrated at birth, pushed into sex work

· 1 August 2026 · 2 min read
Celebrated at birth, pushed into sex work

The Hindu has reported a new India-focused politics development: “Celebrated at birth, pushed into sex work.” The publisher's feed describes the story as follows: Unlike most communities in India, the Banchhadas in M.P. invest more in their daughters’ upbringing than in their sons’, by giving them better nutrition and clothes, only so that they can force them into sex work and live off their earnings. Branded a ‘criminal tribe’ by the British and now classified as a Scheduled Caste, the communi

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