Gangubai Kothewali

For the film, see Gangubai Kathiawadi.

Gangubai Kothewali
Gangubai Kothewali, a social activist, prostitute and a madame.
Born
Ganga Harjeevandas

1928
Kathiawar, British India
(present-day Gujarat, India)
Died8 September 1977(1977-09-08) (aged 48–49)[1]
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Other namesGangubai Kathiawadi
Occupations

Gangubai Harjeevandas (1928 – 8 September 1977),[a] better known as Gangubai Kothewali[3][b] or Gangubai Kathiawadi,[3][c] was an Indian social activist, sex worker and madam 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]

  1. ^ "Gangubai's daughter speaks to outlook". YouTube. Outlook. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022. See 0:22 onwards, "She died in 1977"
  2. ^ McGregor, R. S. (1993). The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. p. 719 – via DSAL.
  3. ^ a b Jain, Vaishali (2 May 2022). "Alia Bhatt's Gangubai Kathiawadi earns rave review from Aamir Khan's daughter Ira Khan; read here". India TV News. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  4. ^ McGregor, R. S. (1993). The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. p. 216 – via DSAL.
  5. ^ Taneja, Parina (16 January 2020). "Who is Gangubai Kathiawadi, whose husband sold her at a brothel for Rs 500?". India TV News. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  6. ^ Shaikh, Zeeshan (23 February 2022). "Explained: Who was Gangubai Kathiawadi? Why is Alia Bhatt's film on her facing legal troubles?". The Indian Express. Retrieved 4 April 2022.


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