Kamathipura

Sandhya Nair got an opportunity to study at the University for Peace in Costa Rica thanks to Kranti — an NGO run by Robin Chaurasiya and Bani that provides shelter, education and opportunities for daughters of sex workers. Here’s her journey.

Sheetal Jain was born in India’s oldest and Mumbai’s largest red light area, Kamathipura. While her maternal grandmother was a commercial sex worker, her mother took to bar dancing to make ends meet.

While most of us might laud the young man for his selfless service, not many know that he has been carrying on his good samaritan work since the last 18 years.

One of the major objectives of AAWC is to “prevent the cycle of intergenerational prostitution” among the community.

Women are often presumed to be the weaker sex, who need to stay home as housekeepers. However, many women are breaking this stereotype to carve out their own identities. One such woman is a lady sub-inspector at a police station in one of Mumbai’s most notorious areas.