. August 2000 Women prostitutes, working-class men, women who toil for a living, men without work — they are the 'dregs' of society. They are a source of cheap labour, they provide illicit pleasures to propertied and powerful men. This system of masculine sexual domination is both national and international. . . Taking shelter from the rain under an awning in Kandupatti brothel, a young girl enjoys a rare moment of intimacy with one of her regular clients.

© Shehzad Noorani / Drik