Gangubai [hot] May 2026

The demolition was stalled. Sex workers of Kamathipura gained a measure of dignity and political visibility they had never had before.

Gangubai Kathiawadi: The Brothel Queen Who Became the Mother of Kamathipura gangubai

Most people know her from the 2022 film starring Alia Bhatt. But the real Gangubai was far more complex—a woman trafficked into prostitution who rose to become one of the most powerful and respected voices for sex workers in 20th-century India. The demolition was stalled