The story of becoming a Punjabi poet from a Dalit sex worker
A BBC feature recounts the life of Peero (also known as Ayesha), a 19th-century Dalit woman from Punjab who was forced into sex work after her husband's death, sold in Lahore's Heera Mandi, and later escaped to become a poet. She wrote over 160 poems challenging caste, patriarchy, and religious orth
Punjab, India · 2021-07-23 · BBC
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