Vadia, Banaskantha
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Vadia
Village of Prostitutes | |
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village | |
| Country |  India |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
| Vehicle registration | GJ |
| Website | gujaratindia |
Vadia is a
Ahmedabad.[1]
Historically, unmarried women of this village supported themselves through
Efforts are underway to change this state of affairs, by such organizations as Vicharta Samuday Samarthan Manch.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Caulfield, Philip (11 March 2012). "Indian mothers hold mass wedding in 'village of sex workers' to save daughters from prostitution". NY Daily News. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
Vadia was known as a hub for the sex trade since before India gained independence from Britain in 1947 and most of the men work as pimps, the Times of India reported.
- ^ "Women of this village pimped by their kin". The Times of India. 19 February 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
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