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  1. The numbers are for the state of Maharashtra and many of the bars opened in the 1990s (Research Centre for Women’s Studies and Forum Against Oppression of Women 2005, p. 21).

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Dalwai, S. The Field of Law, Gender and Sexuality: Inclusions and Exclusions. Fem Leg Stud 17, 319–323 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10691-009-9139-0

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