As daughters of sex workers, 20 girls have had to work hard to build new lives for themselves and, in recent times, earned international recognition for their efforts. Closer home, however, they have to go through hell just to find a place to stay.

Robin Chaurasia, who runs the NGO Kranti, said they found this 700-sq ft room in Vakola after two months of being turned down by close to 60 landlords. Pic/Sharad Vegda