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Durga Puja in Sonagachi to have lockdown as its theme

25 August 2020, 16:33 IST

Sex workers in Kolkata's Sonagachi begin preparations for Durga Puja

Sex workers in Kolkata's Sonagachi begin preparations for Durga Puja

Durga Puja in Sonagachi to have lockdown as its theme

25 August 2020, 16:33 IST

Coronavirus: Sex workers in Bengal in quandary

15 March 2020, 11:53 IST

Coronavirus: Sex workers in Bengal in quandary

Coronavirus: Sex workers in Bengal in quandary

Coronavirus: Sex workers in Bengal in quandary

15 March 2020, 11:53 IST

For Sonagachi sex workers, dignity is above politics

A large number of sex workers in the area who have settled decades ago in Songachi from far-flung districts of West Bengal are yet to get proper identity proofs.

30 April 2019, 03:52 IST

For Sonagachi sex workers, dignity is above politics

For Sonagachi sex workers, dignity is above politics

For Sonagachi sex workers, dignity is above politics

30 April 2019, 03:52 IST

'Doubly marginalised' transgender to a Lok Adalat judge

From the narrow lanes of Kolkata’s Sonagachi (the biggest red-light district in south Asia) to the chair of a Lok Adalat judge, Shintu Baghui, the son of a sex worker and a transgender has come a long way.

12 March 2019, 12:07 IST

'Doubly marginalised' transgender to a Lok Adalat judge

'Doubly marginalised' transgender to a Lok Adalat judge

'Doubly marginalised' transgender to a Lok Adalat judge

12 March 2019, 12:07 IST

Mental health database for Sonagachi sex workers

The initiative is aimed at curbing cases of severe psychological trauma among sex workers

14 January 2019, 08:55 IST

Mental health database for Sonagachi sex workers

Mental health database for Sonagachi sex workers

Mental health database for Sonagachi sex workers

14 January 2019, 08:55 IST