BBC 4 about "Born into..."
I just saw this as well this evening on BBC4, and makes you think! I have to go to India in 5 days time for work for a few days, but makes me sick just to even think about getting laid there! Dam!
A rough guide to Kolkata's Red Light Area
I am back from a quick trip to Kolkata. Though I had visited the city several times, I never ventured into Red light district (the infamous "Sonagachi"). Here is a quick guide for all those who are curious about it.
First, if you are NOT an Indian (I mean of a white / Afro / chinese race), then I would strongly advice you AGAINST visiting this part of the city. I never saw a white person at that place and you may invite too much attention and trouble!
Second, the hygine factor. That place is so stinkingly filthy (the streets), I lost my appetite for a day just thinking about it. However, there are few buildings having "high class" stuff which have rooms fitted with clean beds, AC, Freezers, liquor and even "dance floors" !!! Avoid eating cooked food sold on the streets.
Third, STD / HIV alert. ALWAYS carry and wear protection. Gachi has the highest concentration of HIV infected sex workers. The sWs are well educated by NGOs and they insists on condoms. But the desperate ones can do without it. Beware of the quality of the latex. Carry your own.
How to get there? : Its easy. Take the Kolkata Metro to Girish Part station. You will alight at CR avenue. Walk in the same Road keeping "Liberty cinema" to your left. Keep walking for 5 mins. You can watch the shop hoardings which give out the street names in English. CR avenue changes its name to Jatindra Mohan avenue (its the same stretch). You should see a Bharath Petroleum (BP) outlet. A very next crossing is entrace to Red Light area.
Time: The action starts around evening. Visiting between 6:30 PM and 9 PM may be good. I never tried other timings. The rates go down considerably as it gets late in the night.
Pimps: By this time, you should be pounced on by the pimps. I would advise not to yield to pimps early in the game. Keep walking in the Road ignoring them. That road connects to another avenue (parallel to CR avenue). You can get a good view of the SWs who line up the street staring at the commuters. The pimps will try to lure you with all the tricks. If you walk briskly, you will be "passed" on to the next pimp by the whistle signs. Just ignore them and walk. Eventually they will leave you to your own. If you have specific preferences, you may choose to go with a pimp. Don't hesitate or shy with pimps. Tell them what you want. They will take their cut anyway. Ensure you get what you pay for.
Action: As a common feature of the sub-continent, sadly most of the girls working at Gachi are either traficked from poor parts of the country (Jharkhand, Andhra, Bangladesh, Nepal etc) or second generation professionals who are born there. They can be rated between 2 to 7/10. Hindi is commonly spoken along with Bengali. English is very hard to come by. You need to pay upfront to mamasan or the Girl. There are some buildings named Prem Sangam, Prem Bandhan etc which have neon lightings and playing loud music to showcase "quality". The rate varies from Rs.300 to Rs.800 for a ST session. Pimps offer the overnight package. The rates depend on your negotiating skills.
Girls do not offer BJ (even covered) or Anal. Only missionary is allowed. No doggy style either. The Girls tend to hurry you up OR they may get "mobile" calls during the action to spoil the fun. Speak with mamasan and be demand your money's worth.
Happy and safe mongering in Kolkata.
yes, not the right place for Bule
[QUOTE=Long Bone]
First, if you are NOT an Indian (I mean of a white / Afro / chinese race), then I would strongly advice you AGAINST visiting this part of the city.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, agree, as I wrote it in my posting #63.
But anyway, the most of India is stinking like hell, I won't visit it a second time. Still loose my appetite when thinking back....
What's happened to Victoria Memorial?
i remember long ago you could walk around victoria memorial in calcutta and expect to see women approach you with an offer to sit with you. essentially, the package was that you could fondle their breasts and play with their pussies while they gave you a quick hand job. is this still available? are there any more services included? and what's the going rate now? (it used to be 25-40 rupees about 4-5 years back)