Historically, unmarried women of this village supported themselves through prostitution, with the men of the village working as pimps.[1][2]
Efforts are underway to change this state of affairs, by such organizations as Vicharta Samuday Samarthan Manch.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcCaulfield, Philip (11 March 2012). "Indian mothers hold mass wedding in 'village of sex workers' to save daughters from prostitution". NY Daily News. Retrieved 13 March 2012. Vadia was known as a hub for the sex trade since before India gained independence from Britain in 1947 and most of the men work as pimps, the Times of India reported.
^. The Times of India. 19 February 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
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