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The largest red-light district in Kolkata, is Sonagachi, it is also the largest red-light district in India. [21] The area came to be known as Sona Gachi from a Sufi saint Sona Ghazi whose tomb (mazaar) is located in the locality. [22] It is an area with several hundred multi-storey brothels, and around 10,000 sex workers. [23]
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.
Located around the banks of the Adi Ganga canal, an estimated 1,000 to 1,500 prostitutes live and work in the red-light district. [6] Kolkata has emerged as a hub for the trafficking of girls, who often arrive from Nepal and Burma. From Kolkata they are often sold again to brothels in Mumbai (Bombay).
Manningham – the red light district is situated around Lumb Lane and Manningham Lane and was featured in the TV series Band of Gold. [250] Huddersfield. Great Northern Street [251] Leeds. Chapeltown – the traditional red light-area was around the Spencer Place and Avenue Hill streets. This has diminished in importance since the emergence of ...
A brothel in Kamathipura A scene in Sonagachi, Kolkata's red light district, 2005. India's largest and best-known red-light districts are: 1. Sonagachi, Kolkata: Asia's largest red-light district with over 11,000 sex workers. [7] [61] [6] 2. Kamathipura, Mumbai: Second largest red-light district in India with approximately 5,000 sex workers. [7 ...
Local resident Ramses Frías, a Democrat-turned-Republican who is running for the Assembly District 39 seat to clean up his community's streets, filmed blocks and blocks of illegal vendors selling ...
A red-light district or pleasure district is a part of an urban area where a concentration of prostitution and sex-oriented businesses, such as sex shops, strip clubs, and adult theaters, are found. In most cases, red-light districts are particularly associated with female street prostitution , though in some cities, these areas may coincide ...
On 15 February 1992, public health scientist Dr. Smarajit Jana of All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata, visited the red-light area of Sonagachi for a HIV intervention research study. A peer education team was formed from amongst the sex workers and provided training. Shortly after, studies revealed larger issues amongst sex ...