The court noted that the prosecution's case had 'material omissions' and 'missing links' in the chain of circumstances. The verdict read that the state has failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused Afsana or...
She chose acamedic pursuit to escape the crushing social stigma. Today, she helps others like her stand up on their feet
Veteran actor Mukesh Khanna is currently facing an intense backlash on social media after his recent video went viral where he made derogatory comments about women.
Actress Shriya Pilgaonkar, who had two OTT releases this year, 'Guilty Minds' and 'The Broken News,' is gearing up for another, 'Taaza Khabar' in which she will be essaying the role of a sex worker called 'Madhu.
Kunal Maan, who grew up in a red-light district, started Maan Foundation to provide 'love and respect' to the women who earn a living out of the 98 brothels in Delhi’s Garstin Bastion or GB Road, home to the city’s...
Police have busted a flesh trade racket operating in Maharashtra's Thane city and rescued three women, an official said on Sunday.
In West Bengal, no idol of Durga can be made without soil from a brothel. It is a key component of the Earthly form of the Devi Shakti.
The parallel world of Sanjay Leela Bhansali, with its aesthetically-lit windows and luxurious sentimentality that glows in the yellow fairy lights, doesn’t tell the story of the countless other Gangubais.
This poem appeared in Namdeo Dhasal’s 1981 Marathi collection, 'Tuhi Iyatta Kanchi' (What Grade Are You In), later translated to English by Dilip Chitre, and...
Never known for originality or verisimilitude, Bollywood scriptwriters trawl the absolute depths when creating on-screen prostitutes, in search of lucre
Multiple factors including the law have made it impossible to collectivise the women in the locality
Plans to revive Mumbai’s infamous locality of Kamathipura have remained, at best, a dream for its residents
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The Delhi Police on Thursday claimed to have busted a sex racket operating under the garb of a spa center in the Paschim Vihar area after it arrested 10...
The second season of "She" is trending in the Global Top 10 countdown of Netflix, the streamer said Wednesday.
A short film that chronicles Calcutta’s rapid transformation into a megalopolis after colonisation, through the unique lens of sex work
'There’s more hardship in sex work. The tawaif wants just a little bit of izzat, which the sex worker is denied to even dream about.'
The process through which ordinary helpless women and children are drawn into this horrendous organized crime world-over, more prominently in poor countries...
What is International Sex Workers' Day and what does it signify?
While voluntary sex work is legal, running a brothel is illegal in India, as per existing laws covering sex work and human trafficking.
A 2019 raid rescuing 141 girls held behind trap doors and steel cages raised a poignant question—how long will art continue imitating life?
An ambitious redevelopment plan is being readied for Kamathipura, whose lanes had seen a thriving sex trade. Forced out of the area, the sex workers will lose...
Very few Indian directors have handled the subject of sex workers sensitively. Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai is an exception.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' is in the eye of a storm, as the real-life daughter and grandson of the brothel owner are fighting to...
The apex court was hearing a plea that has raised the problems faced by sex workers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The plea has highlighted the destitution...
Residents in Kamathipura feel stigmatised with sex workers standing on the road and soliciting clients.
