Nepal was late to adopt social media. Now that it’s arrived, cross-border traffickers have access to a much wider field of exploitation.

“Only rights can stop the wrong,” reads a poster inside the community centre at the Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee (DMSC) office in Sonagachi, Kolkata, West Bengal’s capital. The poster dates back ...

KOLKATA: The ripples of unrest raging across Nepal have travelled nearly 800 km south to Kolkata's Sonagachi, Asia's largest red-light district, where Nepalese sex workers are unable to get in touch ...

Camera phones at the ready, around 700 guests hailing from across India and the world expected a visual spectacle on Saturday evening — and they weren’t disappointed. A hush descended as the doors ...

Kolkata (AFP) – Every year in India's megacity Kolkata, the world's oldest trade gets fleeting respect from an ancient custom -- when soil outside brothels is considered sacred and collected for Hindu ...

The sex workers of Sonagachi, Kolkata’s largest red-light district, have decided not to provide soil for Durga idols this year, marking a protest against the ongoing violence and injustice faced by ...

Explore the intimate and poignant love stories amidst the backdrop of Sonagachi, Kolkata's Red Light District. Join us as we delve into the lives of *Renuka and *Bijli Begum, two sex workers with ...

The upcoming episodes of Neerja are set to have major twists as Didun is back with another evil plan to teach a lesson to all the girls who helped Neerja. She sets a trap of an opportunity for the ...

E. P. Thompson's ground-breaking article on the English food riots of the 1700 and 1800s.

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 ...

Hailing the apex court's decision, CID officer Shanti Das says every adult woman should have the right to choose her profession Coloured powder was smeared on faces and sweets distributed, with sex ...