Banchhada (or Banchada) is a tribe in central India that is traditionally identified with prostitution [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] and other crimes. [6] They are listed as a Scheduled Caste for the purposes of India's reservation system [1] and were formerly classified as a criminal tribe in the British Raj era. [6]
The Banchhada are located in the states of Madhya Pradesh [7] and Rajasthan.
The flesh-trade has social sanction in this part of Madhya Pradesh. In the Banchada community - a denotified tribe - parents make their daughters Khilawdis.
Banchhada (or Banchada) is a tribe in central India that is traditionally identified with prostitution [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] and other crimes. [6] They are listed as a Scheduled Caste for the purposes of India's reservation system [1] and were formerly classified as a criminal tribe in the British Raj era. [6]
The Banchhada are located in the states of Madhya Pradesh [7] and Rajasthan.
The flesh-trade has social sanction in this part of Madhya Pradesh. In the Banchada community - a denotified tribe - parents make their daughters Khilawdis.