History Of Prostitution

PROSTITUTION IN INDIA

INTRODUCTION

A Doctor sells his time for his profession A Lawyer sells his innocence for his job A Politician sells his soul for a few votes A Scholar sells his intelligence for some praise A Philosopher sells his thoughts for an argument they all sell something to get something in return. All that they sell is themselves. Prostitution is derived from the Latin word “Prostituta”.
BACKGROUND

HISTORY OF PROSTITUTION

The history of prostitution extends to all ancient and modern cultures. According to a folklore “’Zohar’ and the ‘alphabet of Ben Sira’ there were four angels of sacred prostitution, who mated with archangel ‘Samael’, they were the queens of demons “Lilith, Naamah, Agrat Bat Mahlat and Eisheth Zenunim. Prostitution was very much prevalent in the ancient Greece where both

Prostitution was legal in the ancient Rome. Prostitution is considered as the oldest profession in the world. Prostitution basically means the exchange of sexual services for money. In India, also prostitution has been prevalent since the ancient times, there was the practice of rich asking ’Nagarvadhu’ to sing and dance noted in history as “brides of town”. Devadasi was another form of prostitution that was prevalent the medieval India. Prostitution in India grew in the middle age’s with the Portuguese and Britishers coming to India. Goa was a former Portuguese colony and in the late 16th and 17th centuries they brought with them Portuguese slaves such as young Japanese girls who were bought or captured by them and later forced into prostitution. During the rule of British east India Company, the Britishers set up comfort zones for British troops forcing women and children into the sex trade. The first regulation regarding this was ushered by the British India in form of the “Cantonment Act 1864”. According to which each regiment was