Tribal Girls are Exploited for Sex in India

 

India has a large tribal population. However, they are mostly concentrated in the Eastern provinces. When the British ruled India, they left the tribal population isolated and did not integrate them with other parts of the country. The tribes continued with their animistic beliefs and gods. One facet of tribal life was sex, which was treated as normal and necessary. There are no taboos and it's not uncommon for an unmarried boy and girl to sleep together. Sometimes the youngsters are encouraged to have sex by elders to decide whether they are compatible with each other. 
Even older men and women also indulge in sex after tribal ceremonies. Only Christian missionaries were allowed, but they could not change the tribal attitudes, though they converted some tribal to Christianity.
Once the British left India in 1947, these tribal areas were opened up and many traders and others came inside tribal lands. Seeing free sex these men used tribal girls, impregnated many, and left. A new breed of men also came who enticed the tribal with gifts and took their girls and forced them into brothels in Mumbai and Calcutta. It is a sordid affair, but though the government has become alive to the situation, yet I wonder how it can be stopped.