This is a story for those who are wondering why. Around 12 years ago, I was a junior reporter in a national daily in Bangalore. I came across some horrifying information. 91 girls were rescued from Kamatipura -- the infamous red-light area in Mumbai. And, 86 girls among them were 'dying of AIDS'. This was to be my first direct encounter with the disease.

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