I had a tenant named Nick Chang from Washington, DC. Nick was Taiwanese but held a green card for the USA. He worked as a software engineer and was a Buddhist interested in visiting several Buddhist sites in India. He particularly wanted to visit Sarnath, so I suggested he hire an auto-rickshaw for a round trip. However, Nick was uncomfortable with this idea because he worried he wouldn’t be able to meditate if someone was waiting for him. Knowing the hassle foreigners can face with auto-rickshaw drivers, I decided to arrange a trusted driver, Raju, to take Nick to Sarnath. Raju dropped him off and returned as planned.
On the way back, Nick hired another auto-rickshaw, which turned out to be quite expensive compared to Raju’s fare. Nick claimed he had reserved the entire auto, but the driver let other passengers join. This was inconvenient, but the situation soon deteriorated. The driver made a stop at a railway station to buy something and returned with a young girl who then sat next to Nick in the auto. The driver started making inappropriate suggestions, asking Nick if he would like to spend time with the girl.
Nick firmly refused, but the driver persisted, first asking for Rs. 5000, then Rs. 4000, Rs. 3000, and finally Rs. 1000 for an hour. When Nick continued to refuse, the driver even asked for Rs. 500 just to spend a little time with the girl in the auto. Despite Nick’s continuous refusals, the driver was insistent. Realizing that Nick was not going to agree, the driver then stopped the auto about 3 kilometers from where Nick needed to go, claiming the vehicle had a problem. He told Nick that Assi, his destination, was just a short 3-minute walk away. Trusting the driver, Nick disembarked, only to find that the walk took him over 30 minutes to reach my home.
Nick was understandably distressed after his first day in Varanasi, and I was shocked to witness this new form of exploitation in my hometown. While I had heard about prostitution near railway stations, I never realized how deeply integrated it could be with local services, including auto-rickshaw drivers acting as intermediaries.
I was also shocked when I heard it.
this is bull shit, does it mean that the auto guy left his fare from sarnath to assi which will be around 200/- approx for the girl. This is ridiculuous. The man named nick must be a dick to have cooked up this shit and woe be to the man who posted it
well really if i were there i fuck both of them and kick their asses to jail motherfuckers pros
I know that whatever happened was not good but they are still part of entertainment industry. Don’t abuse them please!
That is a solitary incidence & doesn’t represent anything about Prostitution in India.
I myself have travelled abroad many times to Germany & UK & THE SCENARIO that I witnessed there was worst than what Nick had to face in Banaras.
Sumant,
I was not interested in prostitution but I was more interested in tourism. The thing that surprised me was to see how the auto-rickshaw driver behaved.
nothing special to be shocked, its something very common in society as flesh trade is a oldest prof. in this world. Moreover these auto/taxi are middle man for these gals and foreigners are easy target for them. No doubt its a black spot on society but on other hand its a hard fact and remember where there is a demand ul definately find a supply too.
hi
These days every one running behind the money, does a matter the money is coming from any sources, even illegally. Some people these religious places useing own wife , sister or daughter too. Every one want to be TATA OR BIRLA IN ONE NIGHT DEAR.Any thing is possible in these hi-tech world. Thank you
this no good but it habenned in any place in the world
Due to unemployme alsi nt women are involved in that condition. .prostitution are also in varanasi
yeah i agree with this story i can happen bec i have seen prostitutes intermingling with auto rikshaw drivers and they are the one who help them amd supply this must be a true story i agree with nick
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