Kerala is a porn hub in the north of India, with around a quarter of its population addicted to porn.
But as the state’s economy has been in a slump for years, Kerala is now experiencing a new wave of porn addiction, with many residents turning to online services.
Kerala, a northern state of the Andhra Pradesh state, is the second-most-populated in India after Andhra and the second most populous in the country after Maharashtra.
The state is also home to the nation’s second-largest city, Calicut, which has become a hotspot for porn users.
One of the leading internet porn producers in Kerala, known as Korn, says its subscribers are the young, educated and affluent people.
“A lot of these people have migrated to the city of Calicut,” said Shree Prakash, Korn’s founder.
“They have the internet, the phones, the cars and the homes and they are using them to access these online porn sites.
They have no choice.”
Korn, which launched its website in Kerala last year, has about 1.6 million subscribers.
It is owned by a company called Erosion Entertainment Pvt Ltd (EVIL), which is owned in the name of an American man named Shree.
“We have over 100 employees, many of whom have worked for us for years,” Shree told the BBC.
“Most of the people in Kerala are from Calicut and work in the fields.
There are no other jobs in Kerala.”
While many people in the state have access to the internet to access porn, it is only in Calicut that most people get their hands on the material, said Shoora Kumar, a spokesperson for EVIL.
“In Calicut we only have one or two people who come and work at the company,” she said.
“But even there, people are sharing images of themselves and others with their friends.
It’s quite a big problem in Kerala because the whole community is using the internet.”‘
A few days ago, I got a message on my mobile saying I have to come here at 3pm to find out what was happening with my son’The main problem is that most of Kerala’s residents are illiterate, and are not in a position to access the internet in the way that a majority of its residents can.
“Most of our people do not have the knowledge of the internet,” said Anupam Varma, an economics professor at the Indian Institute of Technology in Calcutta.
“A few of them have come here and tried to find things online and it’s not easy for them.
Most of them can only find information from their mobile phones.”‘
People don’t realise they are being watched’The lack of access to a modern internet is one of the reasons for the rise of porn in Kerala.
The internet is an integral part of Kerala, but it is also used to distribute information and promote other activities such as art, music and the arts.
“People don`t realise that they are doing it because they want to see something,” said Akshay K. Tripathi, a professor of computer science at Jawaharlal Nehru University.
“It is not a way of life for many people here.”
According to Tripathi and others, a significant proportion of porn users come from affluent areas like Calicut.
“There are a lot of people in affluent areas who have access [to the internet],” said Tripathi.
“The problem is when they get into the habit of using it, the porn becomes their addiction.”
According the Kerala Police, the majority of cases of child pornography are found in Calindagiri in the city, which is home to one of Kerala`s largest Muslim communities.”
We have to make them aware of what they are seeing.”
According the Kerala Police, the majority of cases of child pornography are found in Calindagiri in the city, which is home to one of Kerala`s largest Muslim communities.
The Calicut police have arrested many people who are accused of distributing child pornography, and the case is still under investigation.
In many of the cases, the alleged offenders are already in jail, said Tripathy.
“They are in jail for a long time,” he said.
“If they do not confess to the crimes, they are put in jail.”
Kerala has also seen the rise in use of illicit drugs in recent years.
“It is getting worse,” said Vijayakumar, a social worker.
“Porn is just one of many things that are being imported from the US.”
Many of these drugs have been imported by US-based businesses, he added.
Kolkata has also witnessed the emergence of a new form of drug, known in the industry as “Peshwari”.
This drug is made from cannabis and is sold by online dealers to young people.
“Many people in this industry are now in their 20s and 30s, and they have not