In poor rural Indian villages, culture and tradition enveloped the lives of women and teenage girls into a living nightmare. The traditions of women being a “servant” of God has been passed down for generations. Even today, this traditions remains and is still practised not for the sake of preserving tradition, but because young teenage girls are forced to have sex, or because of money. In India, a religious tradition called devdasi is practiced. This traditions defines women as servants of God whom were chosen to dedicate their lives doing sex work in the name of their religion. While it first started as doing dances and entertaining princes and kings, this tradition later off became an excuse for making prostitution to be considered something completely normal in Indian society. Today, once girls hit puberty, they are sent, even forced by their fathers and brothers, to brothels to have sex. Women also become prostitutes for the sake of their children. Money, being a dominating problem in poor societies, women work as being prostitutes to support their children. During the nighttime in New Delhi or other cities, the streets become a work place for prostitutes. In the short run, I believe prostitution can financially help the rural families in need of money. However, in the long run, prostitution damages the economy as continued practices of prostitution allows room for girls from younger generations to follow their mother’s footsteps into becoming another prostitute. If this tradition is stopped, then the younger generations can get seek education, find a life supporting healthy job, and increase the economy of India by working in long term jobs.
Charity programs are set up to give girls education and to prevent parents from selling their daughters into prostitution.
Follow