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 ...

About 65 kilometres away from Siliguri, Mal Bazaar is one place which demands to be visited in the monsoon. Main attraction of Mal Bazaar is the evergreen Mal Park. You must visit this picturesque ...

North Kolkata’s Ahiritola Jubak Brinda Durga Puja is a feisty example of how the society can treat sex workers of Sonagachi, one of the oldest red light areas in the city, with respect. Kolkata has a ...

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 ...

The Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, in association with Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Monday organised a vaccination camp for empowering sex workers at Sonagachi in Kolkata. Bishakha Laskar, ...

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) ...

A University of Pennsylvania professor with a Fulbright scholarship, Toorjo Ghose’s academic performance is impressive enough. But what sets him apart from other scholars is his passionate work in ...

Amid the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls in West Bengal, sex workers in Kolkata's Sonagachi area, one of the largest red light districts in Asia, held a preliminary meeting among themselves to know ...