. Both sources provide detailed information on the topic, including the fact that sex work is a hereditary occupation in certain Indian villages, passed on from one generation of women to the next
. The DW report also highlights that the female members of the family are often the breadwinners and are the ones who take out loans, build houses, and make important decisions, which is otherwise rare in India
. The DW Documentary shows that the Banchhada tribal community, said to be descendants of royal courtesans, is spread over 120 villages in this impoverished region, and they number over 20,000 — a majority of whom are women
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