Durbar, a project started to protect sex workers in 1992, by being physically and spatially rooted in the Sonagachi brothel space, is a movement where the gaze is that of an insider, and a testament to lived realities.
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The Supreme Court on Saturday directed the state governments to conduct a survey in accordance with the recommendation made by a court-appointed panel to ensure release of adult women from Immoral Traffic Prevention Act (ITPA) Protective Homes, who are detained against their will.