Dateline investigates India’s obsession with virginity and the archaic practise of virginity tests. We reveal how some women are seeking ways to fake their virginity to avoid exile and abuse.

00:00 Restoring virginity through surgery
03:45 Virginity in popular culture
05:51 Refusing a virginity test
10:24 Punishments
15:53 The Caste Council
22:17 Virginity kits
24:18 Standing up to traditions
27:52 Tradition passed on

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