CONTENTS I. Introduction; Making Connections, Talking Engagements of Prostitution and Disease; Hypotheses; The Methodology adopted; Then now and always ... Prostitution as an Embroiled Controversy Co-relating Trafficking and AIDS; II. Quests; III. Construction of the Study; IV. Theoretical Framework; V. Why create this frame work; The Competing Feminists Agenda; Looking beyond the Feminist perspective; VI. How the Study has Proceeded so far; A Glance at Historical Developments Sexual Equality First Approach v Free Choice First Approach; VII. Developments In The International Legal Framework; Law Hiccups to Define Trafficking; International Response to Trafficking in Women for Prostitution Initiatives Around and A propos the International legal Framework; (A)The First War (b) The Second War; Moving towards the human rights approach Legalization & Decriminalization To Battle AIDS legalize sex work; VIII. TVPRA and Global AIDS Act; The social shadow of AIDS &STD Crusade against the Prostitute Scope and effectiveness of Strategies Govt takes an Extremist Approach; The AIDS Prevention Act 1989; IX. Regulating Sex work to Regulate Disease: Legacy of Regressionist Attitude; From Devadasi to Prostitute Colonial Aversion and Domestic Desires Media Attitude streamlined by Discover on Morality if Prostitution post Colonial Legal Framework Hangover of the Persecutory Approach of colonial Rule Act’s Myopic Approach to Sex work the act a failure; X. An Analysis of Media Representation of Prostitution and AIDS; Media’s Nations and Concerns on Public Health Issues; Singling out the Sex worker; Making Connections “Talking engagement of police and the Prostitute’’; Informing Public Means and Methods; Illustration: Comparative Analysis of Media Representation of Sex work in US and India Findings From news item; Illustration: Sexuality, Women and Prostitution in Theatres and Drama; Cultures view of uboredom mirrored by the Media; Theatres ‘Obsession with the ‘’Fallen women’’; XI. To Conclude: The Way Ahead; Lessons from past pathway to Future: XlI. Hear their Voice ... " Discourse from Sex workers at Budhwar Peth, Pune,, Maharashtra; Methodology; Table I; Table II; Table III; Table IV; Table V; Dismssion; Bibliography; Annexure I; Annexure II; Annexure III; Annexure IV