कैलाली जिल्लास्थित पूर्वपश्चिम राजमार्ग छेवैको एउटा झुरुप्प बस्ति । बस्तिमा बस्छन् बादी समूदाय । नौला मान्छेसँग हत्तपत्त नखुल्ने यहाँ केही महिलाहरुले आफ्ना जीवनका अँध्यारा कथाहरु हामीलाई अँध्यारो कोठाभित्र सुनाए | 

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Women from the Baadi community in West Nepal were forced to sex trade since generations. Have things changed for the new generation? 

सात कक्षा पढ्दा पढ्दै उनको बिहे भयो । चार छोरीको आमा भइसकेपछि उनलाई फेरि पढ्ने रहर जाग्यो । मुस्लिम समुदायमा यो असम्भव जस्तै थियो । तर जुबेदाको दृढताले सबै असम्भवलाई जित्यो । जुबेदा खातुनको संघर्ष र प्रेरणाको कथा । सँगसँगै बन्द समाजभित्र अपवाद जस्तै बनेको उनको परिवारका रमाइला पाटाहरु ।

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Zubeda Khatun, like most of her friends got married at the age of 14 when she was studying at grade 7 . Despite being born in a 'conservative' Muslim society in Nepal how she managed to continue her study after 10 years of her marriage. Zubeda's struggling journey from a girl married at early age to an aspiring politician in her area.