There are many places around the world where there are huge red light areas. There is a market of sex in many such places, where any man trades a woman’s honor by giving her money. That woman also sacrifices her body for a few rupees. Although prostitution is illegal in India, but despite this, from Delhi to Calcutta, from Maharashtra to Bihar, such areas will be found everywhere, where this dirty business takes place. Not only this, Asia’s largest red light area is also present in West Bengal, India, whose name is Sonagachi. Recently this place came into limelight when the women here refused to give soil from their courtyard to make the idol of Maa Durga. The reason for this was the murder of a trainee doctor of RG Kar Medical College. Let us tell you that there has been a tradition of using soil from this red light area for making the idol of Maa Durga for years.
However, people may take the soil from here for the idol of Maa Durga, but the women here still do not get the respect that other women get. On one hand, every woman desires a respectable life. At the same time, the women here not only have to sell their bodies for a few rupees, but the men who come here also abuse them. According to the available data, due to poverty at home or any kind of compulsion, these women get trapped in this quagmire of prostitution. Sonagachi is full of painful stories of such women. Recently a woman there told about some untouched and frightening aspects of her life.
Mamni, who has been living in Sonagachi for 25 years, told that when she initially came here, the behavior of men was very bad, which was very difficult to tolerate. They thought that we were not humans but animals. Such people used to become aggressive as soon as they came. Someone used to scratch him and someone used to abuse him. Mamani told that when the pain became unbearable, many times she pushed her clients out of the room. But this doesn’t matter to those men. He would go to some other worker. Some people would even shout abuses in my ears. Causing physical harm. Mamni told that such customers also come to her, who make strange demands from her like giving and tolerating pain. Such people calm the frustration of their mind. However, over the years all this has become a habit. Now she has understood that these men come to vent out the frustrations of their homes.
What is the meaning of Sonagachi?
Sonagachi means golden tree. But if it is broken into words, it makes a lot of sense. Actually, Gachi is a small plant, which grows into a tree. In such a situation, the correct meaning was a small tree of gold. So would it be wrong to associate it with young girls? We cannot say anything about this. But prostitution has been going on in Sonagachi for years. Earlier it was run by a famous Bengali family. But now there are mostly dilapidated brothels here, where many women are living a life like hell.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: October 1, 2024, 14:20 IST