Several lawmakers I spoke with in Kolkata during my research dismissed the efforts of Durbar. They say trafficking is rampant in Sonagachi, and that the government must step in.

A note on the reconstruction of the herstory of sexuality and sex work in Sonagachi, Kolkata, West Bengal, India – Pradip Baksi The issue of sexwork and sexuality in India needs multidirectional ...

Every year Bhai Dooj is celebrated in Sonagachi, Kolkata's red-light area by the Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee with sex workers. In the hope of erasing all societal divisions and claiming ...

Exclusive - Sneha Wagh on taking a challenging role to spotlight the lives of se* workers in Kolkata: Got goosebumps seeing the condition of women in Sonagachi etimes.in / Jul 11, 2023, 18:46 IST AA ...

KOLKATA, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A sex workers' committee meeting is underway on the first floor of a shabby building at the entrance of Sonagachi, South Asia's largest red light ...

Explore the intimate and poignant love stories amidst the backdrop of Sonagachi, Kolkata's Red Light District. Join us as we delve into the lives of *Renuka and *Bijli Begum, two sex workers with ...

It's a bank with a difference, a bank for the sex workers, of the sex workers and more importantly by the sex workers. After its huge success at Sonagachi, Kolkata's largest red light area, sex ...

Sex workers in Kolkata’s Sonagachi district wait for customers. AP Photo/Bikas Das Most Sonagachi brothels are managed by female brothel owners, or “malkins,” who keep half of their ...