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- From sindoor khela being open to all – not just married women — one puja committee has decided to dedicate this year’s theme to the struggle of sex workers. In the streets leading up to the Ahiritola Jubakbrinda Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata, city dwellers are stopping by to appreciate a large artwork on the street.
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Sep 27, 2022 · This year, pandals and idols depicting the lives of sex workers have come up in Kolkata. The pandal set up by the Nawpara Dadabhai Sangh Puja Committee shows the lives of the sex workers, the society they live in and the way people see them.
9 hours ago · “The sex worker is a social worker.” The Hindu festival is a busy time in the red light zone. Soliciting for sex is illegal, but workers say police often turn a blind eye in exchange for cash. But the sex workers say none of the men collecting dirt have invited them to join a Durga Puja celebration.
1 day ago · Sex worker Salima, a lady in her thirties working in Kolkata's Sonagachi red light district, is angered at the dirt-gathering tradition. In the eyes of society, she is seen as having "no dignity ...
Jun 8, 2021 · Durga Pujo in Sonagachi is a symbolic representation of protest for depriving one’s right and fight for identity. It is also a representation of resistance in a subaltern space like Sonagachi. It is also space where sex workers from different religious identity celebrate the festival.
Oct 22, 2023 · Durga Puja 2023: In West Bengal’s Kolkata, the sex' workers of Sonagachi, Asia's largest red light area, have taken a unique approach to this year’s Durga Puja, celebrating with special theme ...
Sep 4, 2024 · KEY HIGHLIGHTS. Sonagachi has refused to provide soil for Durga Puja for the past five years due to the injustice and violence faced by sex workers. The tradition of using soil from a sex worker's doorstep is considered virtuous and essential for the Puja.
