2015年7月1日 · Sonagachi, India – The entrance to one of Asia’s largest red-light districts is filled with hordes of young men washing themselves at water taps on the roadside. They stare as 39-year-old Geetha...

2021年8月19日 · The sex workers of Asia's largest red-light area, Sonagachi in Kolkata, are relieved now that the West Bengal government has gradually eased lockdown restrictions. The pandemic left them with no income during the lockdown months of 2020 and 2021.

2019年2月14日 · The sex workers’ collective that Jana created at Sonagachi is called Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Cooperative – DMSC or Durbar (meaning unstoppable in Bengali) for short. Durbar has three parts: service provision (outreach services, clinics), a …

Sonagachi is a neighbourhood in Kolkata, India, located in North Kolkata near the intersection of Jatindra Mohan Avenue (north of C.R. Avenue) with Beadon St...

Sonagachi is a neighbourhood in Kolkata, India, located in North Kolkata near the intersection of Jatindra Mohan Avenue (north of C.R. Avenue) with Beadon Street and Sovabazar, about one kilometer north of the Marble Palace area.

2024年10月4日 · বিশ্বের অন্যতম আশ্চর্যের নাম 'সোনাগাছি' (Sonagachi)। দেশ-বিদেশের বহু মানুষের এই জায়গাটি নিয়ে আগ্রহ, কৌতুহলের শেষ নেই। অনেকের কাছে যদিও এই নামটা কিছুটা অস্বস্তির কারণও বটে। কারণ, এটি হল এশিয়ার সর্ববৃহৎ যৌনপল্লী (Red Light Area)। উত্তর কলকাতায় অবস্থিত …

Immediately after the vaccination drive kicked off in the country, the sex workers were vaccinated and awareness programme began. Not just in Sonagachi, sex workers in all red light areas of West Bengal observed the same rules and were benefitted.