Anthropology
Open Access
ISSN: 2332-0915
ISSN: 2332-0915
Tanya Sharma
India
Research Article
Caste and Prostitution in India: Politics of Shame and of Exclusion
Author(s): Divyendu Jha and Tanya Sharma
Divyendu Jha and Tanya Sharma
The act of prostitution has existed in India since centuries have undergone change within its nature, intensity and issues concerning it. Once, socio – culturally sanctified prostitution is now have been reconstructed and represented through language as a matter of undignified profession eventually marginalizes ‘women in sex work’ from all Public Spaces. The power of culture and language of social morality instrumentalizes the body of women which eventually denies them their most basic human rights on the pretext of being indulged in Shameful activity. Shame constructed through social morality has instrumentality to make women in sex work subservient to the desires of Men. Caste is one of the determining factor when it comes to Ritualized prostitution. Even though ritualized prostitution is illegal it is still prevalent. Caste-system as essentially being exclusi.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2332-0915.1000160