MINI GAUTAM

Sofia (Shakya) works as a prostitute in Kolkata, India. This is her story and her life. The world through her lens is murky but real; a man paying for sex can be ruthless. As we walk down her path, we feel the pain she suffers, but we also find that she is not a victim, rather she is a champion of her destiny. She has accepted her life and the treatment it metes out to her; at the same time she evokes a profoundly sensitized maturity to the manner in which the world and society functions. She is the breadwinner of her family and a hero to those who are dependent on her, until everything comes crashing down.
 
 It’s a dark night when Sofia is returning to her home, and a man comes from nowhere and asks a simple question, “Do you know why Ravan abducted Sita?”
 
 Sofia fumbles, but her life depends on the answer.

Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd (Frog Books)

The Gutter Princess DIARY OF AN (UN)WILLING PROSTITUTE

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