Sonagachi | |
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Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta) | |
  Sonagachi Location in Kolkata | |
| Coordinates: 22°59′39″N 88°36′44″E / 22.99417°N 88.61222°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| City | Kolkata |
| Founded by | East India Company |
| Named for | বেশ্যালয় |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
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 brothels residing more than 16,000 commercial sex workers.[3][4][5]
- ^ Satarupa Dasgupta (2019). "Participation as a Health Communication Strategy in HIV/AIDS Intervention Projects: an Examination of a Project Targeting Commercial Sex Workers in India". Atlantic Journal of Communication. 27 (2). Routledge: 139–151. doi:10.1080/15456870.2019.1574535. S2CID 150465047.
- ^ Dasgupta, Satarupa. “Violence in Commercial Sex Work: A Case Study on the Impact of Violence Among Commercial Female Sex Workers in India and Strategies to Combat Violence.” Violence Against Women 27, no. 15–16 (December 2021): 3056–73. doi:10.1177/1077801220969881
- ^ "After Fall in Business amid Lockdown, Experts Say Sex Workers from Kolkata's Sonagachi Have Gone 'Missing'". News18. 3 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "The new rhythms of jamshedpur: As the city's sex workers collective turns 20..." Mint. 24 February 2012. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
- ^ Girl-trafficking hampers Aids fight Archived 30 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine BBC news. 30 November 2004