2006-10-10 19:19:45 · 3 answers · asked by thinkpose 5 in Travel ➔ India ➔ Other - India
Sonagachi, translated as Golden Tree, is the largest red-light district in Kolkata (Calcutta), India. It is an area with several hundred multi-story brothels and some 10,000 sex workers. [1]
The area was used by the Bengali Babus for maintaining concubines and mistresses in the 1700s and 1800s. Several mansions in this district have their roots in history in the early days of Raj. Legends say that even the famous courtesans and patrons of Paris knew of the fame of the Golden district of Kolkata.
Today, several NGOs and government organizations operate here for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases including AIDS. The book Guilty Without Trial by the founders of the NGO Sanlaap based much of their research into human trafficking in India on this area.
2006-10-11 20:28:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a red light area, where there are a lot of Sex Slaves or prostitutes
2006-10-11 02:35:32 · answer #2 · answered by chatkid 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
prostitution at its height in Kolkata,India
2006-10-11 03:49:54 · answer #3 · answered by choilein 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋