Stranded in Sonagachi: The Silent Sufferers of Nepal's Turmoil

The political unrest in Nepal has left Nepalese sex workers in Kolkata's Sonagachi district cut off from their families. With communication networks down and borders closed, these women are unable to ensure their families' safety or send essential remittances home, amplifying their financial and emotional hardships.

The political upheaval in Nepal is reverberating in Kolkata’s Sonagachi, Asia’s largest red-light district, where Nepalese sex workers find themselves in isolation, unable to contact families amid escalating chaos back home.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned amid student-led protests stemming from his government’s controversial social media ban, engulfing the nation in turmoil.

For Sonagachi’s Nepalese community, the inability to communicate with their families and send remittances has compounded their struggles, leaving them trapped between economic distress and personal anguish.