Socials surroundings of malkins (prostitute owners) in
the red light area, Sonagachi, Kolkata
Objectives
- To find out the cause for taking up the profession of CSW
- To find out the cause for becoming a malkin
- To find out the relationship between the malkins and the CSWs working under
them
Methodology
- Personal interview of each malkin was taken with the help of a structured questionnaire
- Interview was conducted by the doctors of PHPA programme on whom malkins had
full confidence
- All interviews was taken in closed door and the privacy was maintained
- Malkins were allowed to speak at length about their personal life
Salient Findings
- Poverty in combination with other factors, such as, abused or left by the husband
leads to take up the profession of CSW
- A CSW acquired the status of a malkin either improving their economic status
after working as CSW for a longer period or economic support rendered by her
babu (lover) to take a house or rooms on rental basis
- Participating malkins have good emotional relationship with the CSWs working
under them
Malkins know about PHPA clinic of SBDCH and appreciated their activities
- Malkins showed main concern about the protection from the HIV/AIDS and also
a safe place for the children of their own and other CSWs
President of SBDCH meeting with the European team
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