Gangubai Kothewali
Indian sex worker and social activist (died 1977) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the film, see Gangubai Kathiawadi.
Gangubai Harjeevandas (1928 – 8 September 1977),[lower-alpha 1] better known as Gangubai Kothewali[3][lower-alpha 2] or Gangubai Kathiawadi,[3][lower-alpha 3] was an Indian social activist, prostitute and pimp of a brothel in the Kamathipura area of Mumbai during the 1960s. Gangubai worked for the rights of sex workers and for the well-being of orphans.[5] She gradually ended up operating her own brothel and is known to also have lobbied for the rights of commercial sex workers.[6]
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![]() Gangubai Kothewali, a social activist, prostitute and a madame. | |
Born | Ganga Harjeevandas 1928 |
Died | 8 September 1977(1977-09-08) (aged 48–49)[1] Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Other names | Gangubai Kathiawadi |
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