Kolkata/New Delhi [India], Nov. 17 (ANI): The Centre's radical move to abolish large bank notes has severely affected the business of sex workers in Sonagachi- India's largest red light district, in ...

“Only rights can stop the wrong,” reads a poster inside the community centre at the Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee (DMSC) office in Sonagachi, Kolkata, West Bengal’s capital. The poster dates back ...

The ripples of unrest raging across Nepal have travelled nearly 800 km south to Kolkata’s Sonagachi, Asia’s largest red-light district, where Nepali sex workers are unable to get in touch with their ...

KOLKATA: The ripples of unrest raging across Nepal have travelled nearly 800 km south to Kolkata's Sonagachi, Asia's largest red-light district, where Nepalese sex workers are unable to get in touch ...

In Kolkata’s red-light districts, women rescued from sex trafficking are rebuilding their lives through sustainable recycling work. In the heart of Kolkata, where stories of hardship often go unheard, ...

Renuka (name changed), a sex worker in her mid-20s, held her dupatta firmly over her mouth, her eyes quivering, as a drop of sweat ran down her forehead. Her room was the size of a bed, with clothes ...

Bhai Dooj is a festival symbolizing the love of a brother-sister, which traditionally marks the bond between the siblings. Every year Bhai Dooj is celebrated in Sonagachi, Kolkata's red-light area by ...

As the Statewide Intensive Revision (SIR) process begins in Bengal, sex workers in Kolkata's Sonagachi fear losing their ...

One of the largest red-light areas in Kolkata’s Sonagachi, with over 12,000 sex workers, celebrates the 13th edition of their Durga Pujas. Started in 2013, the women of the area erupted in joy as MLA ...

Meet the children of sex workers who represent India at international football tournaments. More From 101 India: From Sonagachi to Denmark – Football Took These Sex Workers’ Children To The Dana Cup ...

The developments have had a ripple effect in Kolkata, especially in Sonagachi, where a section of Nepalese women still work in the sex trade despite their declining numbers over the years.