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An illustravive image of Kolkatas red light area

Canada denies visa to kids from red light area

The children aged between 11 and 16 years are from Kamathipura and Falkland road.

28 April 2019 10:37 PM

Sex workers of Sonagachi, South Asias largest redlight area are seeing brisk business as they are accepting the banned notes as demonetisation hit small businessmen across Kokata. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Mumbai: Increasing cost of rents force sex workers to flee Kamathipura

Vinay said he has been working with sex-workers since the 90s and he has seen the rent rise exponentially in the span of...

17 Aug 2019 6:23 AM

Movie poster of Alia Bhatt-starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi. (Photo: Twitter/@aliaa08)

Plea in Bombay High Court against 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' movie title...

The plea, which was filed against the use of the area's name in the movie, sought it to be censored or deleted

22 Feb 2022 10:46 AM

The argument turned into a scuffle. Momin took out a knife and attacked Labbai. (Representational Image)

Man stabs CSW near CST for theft

The woman had stolen Rs 9,000 from the man.

8 March 2018 12:45 AM

The revamp had been planned from Sagar Hotel, Kamathipura first to 16 lanes.

Market slump taking toll on redevelopment

Realtors refraining from taking up work in Dharavi.

25 Aug 2018 8:57 PM

From close-ups to wide-angle images of these sex workers on the street, his photographs range from the intimate and candid to nonchalant.

Surviving in the shadows

Photographer Sudharak Olwe's images document the transformation of Mumbai's oldest red-light district.

30 Sept 2018 12:40 AM

Anosh Irani

There is beauty in survival, says Anosh Irani

Vancouver-based playwright and author Anosh Irani offers a gripping insight into the lives of Hijras of Kamathipura in...

22 Jan 2017 1:05 AM

The LFW this year has collaborated with Kranti, an NGO that empowers girls from Mumbais red-light areas, to be agents of social change.

From red light to spotlight

In a first for a fashion show in the city, models will make way for daughters of sex workers to take to the ramp in...

29 Jan 2017 6:43 PM