Is India Ready for Prostitution?

5 Pages Posted: 7 Mar 2011

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Smith Chandra

NALSAR University of Law

Devina Awasthi

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Date Written: March 4, 2011

Abstract

Prostitution is often said to be the oldest profession, and there's a lot of evidence this is true. Some researchers confirm that prostitution is indeed the most ancient profession, while others argue with it; however, everybody agrees that trading sex for money has existed for quite a while. According to Wikipedia, prostitution began in the 21st century BC in Near East, most likely as a religious custom, and was practiced by Greeks, Romans, China and other ancient civilizations. Now, as we have entered into the 21st century AD, prostitution is still a part of modern society. The fact speaks for itself: as there will always be a demand for the services that it provides, prostitution will exist in some form no matter what. So the moot question is can India digest Legalization of Prostitution.

Keywords: Prostitution, Legalization, Constitution

JEL Classification: K1O

Suggested Citation

Chandra, Smith and Awasthi, Devina, Is India Ready for Prostitution? (March 4, 2011). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1777035 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1777035

Smith Chandra (Contact Author)

NALSAR University of Law ( email )

Shameerpet, RR District
Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500078
India

Devina Awasthi

affiliation not provided to SSRN ( email )

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