Chapter 2. "Prohibition and Prostitution." It starts with a quote by Abraham Lincoln: Although volume upon volume is written to prove slavery a good thing. we never hear of the man who wishes to take the good of it. by being a slave himself. After visiting Meena Hasina and Ruchira Gupta in Bihar. Nick crossed from India into Nepal at a border village with stalls selling clothing. snacks. and more sinister wares. That border crossing is the one through which thousands of Nepali girls are trafficked into India on their way to the brothels of Kolkata. There they are valued for their light skin. good looks. docility. and inability to speak the local language. As Nick filled out some required paperwork at the border post.
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Nepali girls are valued for their light skin, good looks, docility, and inability to speak the local language.