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The Indian Police Journalthe ganikadhyaksadaya) thegross receipts (aya), the gross expenditure (vyaya) and the net income,ayati) 166 , but was also obliged to present ganika for extravagantexpenditure (ativyaya). He was in the full control over the person ofthe ganika time in case of no other regular income other than salary, the ganikaused to get all the necessities for the discharge of her duties fromthe ganikadhyaksa 167 , including garments, and the maintenance ofhouseholds 168 , so that she might be beautifully dressed and might havehad splendid places. 169Children of GanikasThough the most children of the prostitutes were born out of thewedlock, prostitutes were mostly not prohibited from marrying also. 170And hence, they could have legitimate children also. But due to lack ofganikas, their children, too, irrespective of sonsor daughters, were not absolutely free.Daughters of ganikas were mostly bound to be ganikas in case ofsudden deaths of ganikas, or if they had gone abroad. But, at thesame time, the daughters of ganikas could not succeed their mothersand beauty, youth and arts of the girls also mattered much. Arts weretaught to them either by their mothers or by others. 171 If the girl wasyoung, beautiful and equipped with artistic knowledge at the time ofher ‘mothers’ death or her going abroad, she was easily employed asganika. And, if she was not beautiful, it was not possible to be recruited,but what happened to such girl was not mentioned by Kautilya orany other contemporary writers. But Kautilya hints at such incapablegirls to be assigned to a work in the State storeroom, storehouse orkitchen of the King. 172 The fate of those daughters of ganika, who wereunsuited to become ganikas, was in that way doomed.In case of son, he used to work in the court, or from his eighthyear of age he had to work as King’s musician - a bard (kusilava)astavarsat prabhrtirajnah kusilava karma. 173 They were to be taughtby the same teachers as the ganika in acting, so as to become chiefactor (rangopajivini) and in dancing, so as to become chief dancer(tolavacare) ganikaputran rangopajivina’s ca nukhyan nispadayeyuhsarva-tala-va caranam ca. 174 Her son’s salary amounted to 150 panasper anum, kusilvas tu ardhatriyasatah. 175 It was a very small sum, ifcompared with ganika’s salary.January - March, 2013201