The sex workers of Sonagachi, Kolkata’s largest red-light district, have decided not to provide soil for Durga idols this year, marking a protest against the ongoing violence and injustice faced by ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

The city of Kolkata is installing 25 CCTV cameras in Sonagachi, a red light district, in an effort to curb rising crime. The police had hit a roadblock in the form of the sexworkers' right to privacy, ...

In Kolkata and its neighbouring districts, there are an estimated 3 lakh sex workers. Some work as private escorts, spa workers, masseuses, etc. (Representational image: Arindam Saha via Unsplash) ...

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 ...