The agony and humiliation of women in arguably the world's oldest profession, flesh-trade, remains unabated as it continues to flourish in all parts of the world with abandon. In the Indian context, the tales of woe, misery and sheer survival to these helpless women are as heart-rending.
Lahul-Spirit, in the Central Himalayas, has been a mysterious land with a population of more than 31,000 who are mostly Hindus and Buddhists. Covered by heavy snowfall the two valleys remain cut off from the outside world most of the time of the year. It has been a different country surrounded by myriad myth, mystery and mystique. Its custom, tradition, ritual and polyandrous system are unique. We move about in many countries of the world, the customs and ...