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, July 9: The sex workers in Sonagachi, Asia’s largest red light area in Kolkata, are largely affected by the 12 per cent GST on sanitary napkins imposed under the new tax regime. The tax is ...

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 ...

Retired sex workers from Asia's largest red-light district of Kolkata's Sonagachi, who are forced to live a life of penury after falling out of favour with customers because of advanced age, would ...

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 ...

Amid nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus, the sex workers in Sonagachi, a red-light area in North Kolkata, are facing a huge financial crisis with many of them not being able to feed 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 ...

“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 12% GST on sanitary napkins imposed under the new tax regime has put sex workers of Sonagachi, Asia’s largest red light area located in Kolkata. The 12% GST on sanitary napkins imposed under the ...

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], March 18 (ANI): Followed by a gap of two years during which the COVID-19 pandemic marred festive celebrations, the Durbar Mahila Coordination Committee, the largest ...