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Indian writer

Nalini Jameela (born c. 1954) is an Indian best selling author,^[1]sex worker activist and former sex worker from Thrissur, Kerala.

She is the author of the books The Autobiography of a Sex-worker (2005) and Romantic Encounters of a Sex Worker (2018). She is the coordinator of the Sex Workers Forum of Kerala (SWFK)^[2] and is a member of five non-governmental organisations (NGO).^[3] She received Special Jury mention at the 51st Kerala State Film Awards for costume design for her work in the film, Bharathapuzha.^[4][5]

Biography

Nalini Jameela was born c. 1954^[1] in Kallur village, Thrissur, India.

She worked in the fields planting and harvesting crops^[6] until her husband died of cancer when she was aged 24.^[7] This left her with no means of supporting her two young children.^[8] A sex worker^[7] named Rosechechi introduced her to se