In 1993
a 15-year-old came to Bombay. A deal had been struck somewhere, a price
had been put on the body, and she had been delivered from the hills of Nepal to
Kamathipura, a place that does not care for a return address. For `40,000, Ambika Jeroo Nepali,
was bought by one of the brothels in Mumbai’s red light area. It’s a price that
she repaid for the next 11 years, the first five of which her earnings went
entirely to the brothel owners and pimps. She had to earn back
