sex workers

The White Swan

Kaveree Bamzai

The film Gangubai Kathiawadi wants to valorise sex workers on the margins of society but its morality is confused

Sex Workers: Green Light Area

Lhendup G Bhutia

With masks, hand sanitisers and new social-distancing norms, sex workers are resuming business across India

“I have not had a customer for two months. We have seen so much disease, but this is the first time I have seen something like this”

Amita Shah

Says Ramya, a sex worker, Delhi

Hope and Heartbreak

Lov Verma

A compelling account of India’s battle against HIV

Whores and Lovers

Chinki Sinha

They might sell their bodies daily to men, but they also have tortured relationships with steady partners

The Difficulty of Being Invisible

Chinki Sinha

Mayank Austen Soofi has a very instrusive presence on the pages of his book on the lives of Delhi’s sex workers

Sex Work and the City

Shruti Ravindran

In Chennai, husbands don’t know their wives are sex workers, finds an unusual survey

Nalini Jameela has already written a bestselling autobiography of her life in this shadowy industry. With her second book, due soon, she shares her insights not only into the behaviour of men, but also the art of storytelling as honed by her professional skills