Childrens of Bacchara community (12 images)

Slideshow
View: 50 | All

  • Reena (not her real name), is fighting her mother, who is attempting to force her into prostitution. She comes from the Bacchara community, who, as dalits - or untouchables - are excluded from mainstream society. Their involvement in commercial sex work increases their "untouchable" stigma which leads to them being further ostracised. The money that these young girls earn as prostitutes is far more than the miniscule amounts earnt by dalit farmers, which leads to many girls being forced into prostitution by their families.

  • A eight year old pooja (name changed) stands in front of a painting of the Hindu god Durga. Girls at this age are taught to groom themselves to the part of becoming prostitute by the elders. She comes from the Bacchara community, who, as dalits - or untouchables - are excluded from mainstream society. Their involvement in commercial sex work increases their "untouchable" stigma which leads to them being further ostracised. The money that these young girls earn as prostitutes is far more than the miniscule amounts earnt by dalit farmers, which leads to many girls being forced into prostitution by their families.

  • Surekha (not her real name) waits for customers in her shack by the side of the road. She was forced into prostitution at the age of 12 by her parents. She is from the Bacchara community, who, as a dalit - or untouchable - is excluded from mainstream society. Their involvement in commercial sex work increases their "untouchable" stigma which leads to them being further ostracised. The money that these young girls earn as prostitutes is far more than the miniscule amounts earnt by dalit farmers, which leads to many girls being forced into prostitution by their families.

  • Rekha (not her real name) talks to her customer on cellphone outside her shack by the side of the road. She was forced into prostitution at the age of 10 by her parents. She is from the Bacchara community, who, as a dalit - or untouchable - is excluded from mainstream society. Their involvement in commercial sex work increases their "untouchable" stigma which leads to them being further ostracised. The money that these young girls earn as prostitutes is far more than the miniscule amounts earnt by dalit farmers, which leads to many girls being forced into prostitution by their families.

  • Young girls, working as prostitutes, wait for customers on the National Highway in Madhya Pradesh. The girls are from the Bacchara community, who, as dalits - or untouchables - are excluded from mainstream society. Their involvement in commercial sex work increases their "untouchable" stigma which leads to them being further ostracised. The money that these young girls earn as prostitutes is far more than the miniscule amounts earnt by dalit farmers, which leads to many girls being forced into prostitution by their families.

  • Young girls takes afternoon nap all dressed outside the shack which is a pic up point of themselved get picked up by truckers along the road. Bacchara community, who, as a dalit - or untouchable - is excluded from mainstream society. Their involvement in commercial sex work increases their "untouchable" stigma which leads to them being further ostracised. The money that these young girls earn as prostitutes is far more than the miniscule amounts earnt by dalit farmers, which leads to many girls being forced into prostitution by their families.

  • Young girls takes afternoon nap all dressed outside the shack which is a pic up point of themselved get picked up by truckers along the road. Bacchara community, who, as a dalit - or untouchable - is excluded from mainstream society. Their involvement in commercial sex work increases their "untouchable" stigma which leads to them being further ostracised. The money that these young girls earn as prostitutes is far more than the miniscule amounts earnt by dalit farmers, which leads to many girls being forced into prostitution by their families.

  • Heena (not her real name) teaches young children from her village. Heena was forced into prostitution at the age of 12 by her parents, but has recently started studying as well as teaching. Heena is from the Bacchara community, who, as a dalit - or untouchable - is excluded from mainstream society. Their involvement in commercial sex work increases their "untouchable" stigma which leads to them being further ostracised. The money that these young girls earn as prostitutes is far more than the miniscule amounts earnt by dalit farmers, which leads to many girls being forced into prostitution by their families.

  • Pinky (not her real name), who has fought with her parents and decided to study further who were attempting to force her into prostitution. She comes from the Bacchara community, who, as dalits - or untouchables - are excluded from mainstream society. Their involvement in commercial sex work increases their "untouchable" stigma, which leads to them being further ostracised. The money that these young girls earn as prostitutes is far more than the miniscule amounts earnt by dalit farmers, which leads to many girls being forced into prostitution by their families.

  • Heena (not her real name) teaches young children from her village. Heena was forced into prostitution at the age of 12 by her parents, but has recently started studying as well as teaching. Heena is from the Bacchara community, who, as a dalit - or untouchable - is excluded from mainstream society. Their involvement in commercial sex work increases their "untouchable" stigma which leads to them being further ostracised. The money that these young girls earn as prostitutes is far more than the miniscule amounts earnt by dalit farmers, which leads to many girls being forced into prostitution by their families.

  • Reshma (not her real name) waits for the clients outside her shack by the side of the road. She was forced into prostitution at the age of 12 by her parents. She is from the Bacchara community, who, as a dalit - or untouchable - is excluded from mainstream society. Their involvement in commercial sex work increases their "untouchable" stigma which leads to them being further ostracised. The money that these young girls earn as prostitutes is far more than the miniscule amounts earnt by dalit farmers, which leads to many girls being forced into prostitution by their families.