Sonagachi

Sonagachi Marks Durga Puja With Calls for Dignity, Not Charity

Kolkata’s Sonagachi, widely regarded as India’s largest red-light district, has inaugurated its annual Durga Puja amid a renewed appeal from sex workers for dignity, social acceptance and equal citizenship. The celebration, now drawing greater participation from public representatives and local residents, remains for many in the community both a cultural assertion and a political statement.