Meergunj, the Glossary
Meergunj or Meerganj is a red-light area in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.[1]
Table of Contents
19 relations: All Bengal Women's Union, Allahabad High Court, Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, Male prostitution, Neighbourhoods of Prayagraj, Nepal, Prayagraj, Prostitution in Asia, Prostitution in India, Prostitution in Kolkata, Prostitution in Mumbai, Red-light district, Sex trafficking, Sex worker, Sonagachi, States and union territories of India, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Zee News.
- Neighbourhoods in Prayagraj
- Prostitution in India
- Red-light districts in India
All Bengal Women's Union
The All Bengal Women's Union was started in the 1932, when a group of women in West Bengal formed a cadre of like-minded women to help their helpless, exploited and victimized fellow women. Meergunj and All Bengal Women's Union are prostitution in India.
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Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court, officially known as High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, is the high court based in the city of Prayagraj, formerly known as Allahabad, that has jurisdiction over the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
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Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee
The Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee (দুর্বার মহিলা সমন্বয় সমিতি Durbar Mohila Shômonbôe Shomiti "Unstoppable Women's Synthesis Committee"), or simply Durbar, is a collective of 60,000 sex workers in West Bengal. Meergunj and Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee are prostitution in India.
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Male prostitution
Male prostitution is a form of sex work consisting of act or practice of men providing sexual services in return for payment.
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Neighbourhoods of Prayagraj
The Old Allahabad City, at the south of Prayagraj Junction Railway Station, consists of neighborhoods like Chowk, Johnstongunj, Dariyabad, Khuldabad etc.
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Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia.
Prayagraj
Prayagraj (ISO), also known as Allahabad or Ilahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Prostitution in Asia
The legality of prostitution in Asia varies by country.
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Prostitution in India
Prostitution is legal in India, but a number of related activities including soliciting, kerb crawling, owning or managing a brothel, prostitution in a hotel, child prostitution, pimping and pandering are illegal.
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Prostitution in Kolkata
Prostitution in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) is present in different forms and Kolkata's sex industry is one of the largest in Asia. Meergunj and Prostitution in Kolkata are prostitution in India and red-light districts in India.
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Prostitution in Mumbai
Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay), is a city in India which contains the neighborhood of Kamathipura, one of the largest red-light districts in Asia. Meergunj and Prostitution in Mumbai are prostitution in India and red-light districts in India.
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Red-light district
A red-light district or pleasure district is a part of an urban area where a concentration of prostitution and sex-oriented businesses, such as sex shops, strip clubs, and adult theaters, are found.
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Sex trafficking
Sex trafficking is human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation.
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Sex worker
A sex worker is a person who provides sex work, either on a regular or occasional basis.
Sonagachi
Sonagachi is a neighbourhood in Kolkata, India, located in North Kolkata near the intersection of Jatindra Mohan Avenue (north of C.R. Avenue) with Beadon Street and Sovabazar, about one kilometer north of the Marble Palace area. Meergunj and Sonagachi are prostitution in India and red-light districts in India.
States and union territories of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 entities.
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Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh ('North Province') is a state in northern India.
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West Bengal
West Bengal (Bengali: Poshchim Bongo,, abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India.
Zee News
Zee News is an Indian Hindi-language right-wing news channel owned by Subhash Chandra's Essel Group.
See also
Neighbourhoods in Prayagraj
- Allahpur
- Allengunj
- Alopibagh
- Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)
- Ashok Nagar, Prayagraj
- Attarsuiya
- Bahadurgunj
- Bai-Ka-Bagh
- Bairhana
- Bharadwaj Puram
- Chatham Lines
- Chowk, Prayagraj
- Daraganj
- Daragunj
- Darbhanga, Prayagraj
- Dariyabad, Prayagraj
- Dhoomangunj
- GTB Nagar, Prayagraj
- Georgetown, Prayagraj
- Govindpur, Allahabad
- Jaddanbai
- Johnstongunj
- Kareli, Prayagraj
- Katra, Prayagraj
- Khuldabad, Prayagraj
- Kydgunj
- Lukergunj
- Meergunj
- Mumfordgunj
- Myorabad
- Naini
- North Malaka
- Phaphamau
- Rahul Mishra
- Rajapur, Prayagraj
- Rambagh, Prayagraj
- Saraswati Hi Tech City, Prayagraj
- Sohbatiabagh
- South Malaka
- Sulem Sarai
- Tagoretown
- Teliyargunj
- Tigmanshu Dhulia
Prostitution in India
- Aadhiya system
- All Bengal Women's Union
- Banchhada
- Bazaar-e-Husn
- Bombay Devadasi Protection Act
- Budhwar Peth, Pune
- Chaturbhuj Sthan
- Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee
- E. C. S. Shuttleworth
- Garstin Bastion Road, New Delhi
- Kamathipura
- Madras Devadasis (Prevention of Dedication) Act
- Meergunj
- Piro Preman
- Prajwala
- Prostitution in India
- Prostitution in Kolkata
- Prostitution in Kuki society
- Prostitution in Mumbai
- Prostitution in colonial India
- Sanlaap
- Shivdaspur
- Sonagachi
Red-light districts in India
- Bowbazar
- Budhwar Peth, Pune
- Chaturbhuj Sthan
- Garia
- Garstin Bastion Road, New Delhi
- Kalighat
- Kamathipura
- Kidderpore
- Meergunj
- Prostitution in Kolkata
- Prostitution in Mumbai
- Shivdaspur
- Sonagachi
- Tollygunge