Facing early childhood discrimination as a Dalit, not being allowed to drink from the village well. Being sold by her mother to pay her father’s debt; Then at the age of 11 being auctioned at a deflowering ceremony to the highest bidder; being married of to a temple God and used as a sex slave well into her early twenties, becoming a local politician and surviving an assassination attempt.
The incidents described are based on true events and facts from Maya’s life and continued struggle. Some people and place names have been changed to protect the innocent.