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. [1][2] Sonagachi is among the largest red-light districts in Asia and the world with several hundred multi-storey ...

Jan 15, 2024 · Sonagachi, located in the city of Kolkata, is one of the largest and most infamous red-light districts in India. The harsh realities faced by the sex workers in Sonagachi shed light on the exploitation and trafficking that is so prevalent in this industry.

Jul 1, 2015 · 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...

Feb 2, 2024 · Navigating heavy traffic, we reached Sonagachi, the largest red-light area in Asia, since 150 years. Every step I took that day served as a stark reminder of my privilege of choice, unlike the women we met at Sonagachi- with little choice …

In this video we have explored Sonagachi Town very well located near Kolkata city. In which we visited the street neighborhoods here and learned many unheard things which I am sharing with you in...

Feb 14, 2019 · Sonagachi in 2004 was a series of streets and narrow alleys, where more than ten thousand women from all over India practised commercial sex. The large brothel area had separate sections for women from different states.

Feb 1, 2024 · In the depths of Kolkata's red-light areas, home and workplace are the same. When an infant cries from under the bed while the mother is attending to a customer, she resorts to mixing alcohol into...

This is the story of Munni, a commercial sex worker from Sonagachi, the largest red-light district in Kolkata, India. Sonagachi, translated as Golden Tree, has several hundred multistory brothels built in the winding lanes and is home to some 10,000 sex workers.

Jul 10, 2015 · The tales of Sonagachi’s women are well-documented. But in these squalid streets, along with thousands of sex workers, countless men—pimps, “babus” and servants— too, survive on the trade.

Jun 2, 2015 · Kolkata, the largest red light district in Asia. In 2004, an Oscar winner documentary <Born into Brothels> was filmed in the red light district which named “Sonagachi”, so I was interested to visit this area when I arrived Kolkata. However, …