The dark side of India as a religion and culture-rich country is prostitution. It is the unsatisfactory and the eldest but also surviving occupation in the country. The prostitution problem is indeed a harsh reality in the society. Lots of girls are forced into prostitution while other girls have no other choices than doing this demeaning profession. For certain reasons, India considered prostitution as illegal, but here are some famous red lights where prostitution as well as other illegal activities is carried out.
Shonaguchi, Kolkata
This place is the largest red light in Asia. There are more than 11,000 sex worker in Shonaguchi. Located in the banks of Ganges in North Kalkota, the place also has a high rate of crime.
Red Light District
Kamathipura, Mumbai
After Shonaguchi, Kamathipura in Mumbai is Asia’s second largest red lights district. This place is also the most dangerous district in the country because the crime level never comes down. Earlier the district is known as Kamarathipura, but nowadays the place is known as Red Street of Bombay and popular for its brothel.
G.B. Road, Delhi
Stands for Garstin Batsion Road, this is the place where hundreds of brothels located along the streets. There are markets for vehicle parts and machinery in the ground floor of the building and brothels in the upper floor. You can find the minors and girls from all over India in this place.
Budhwar Peth, Pune
Budhwar Peth is India’s third largest red light district with more than 5,000 sex workers in the area. Besides famous for the red light district, the area is also famous for shopping venues for books, gadget, knick knacks, and such thing. You can also visit the famous Ganesh Temple in this area.
Ganga Jamuna, Nagpur
Ganga Jamuna also has the reputation for being the famous red lights area in Maharashtra. Not only famous for flesh trade, the place sometimes also involved in smuggling and criminal activities.
Chaturbhujsthan, Muzaffarpur
Red Light District
This red light district is located in the most populated areas in the country. However, Chaturbhujsthan has been existed for a really long time and it is existed side by side with temple.
Before visiting red light district in India, it is important that you are aware of the situation. Red light districts usually involves with high rate of crime and other illegal activities. Make sure that you are aware of the side effect for visiting red light districts.
