Magazine for prostitutes sheds red light on ‘frightening’ world

AN exclusive magazine for prostitutes is offering a snapshot of life in some of India’s biggest brothels, reporting on the murky world of pimps and violent customers and showcasing the dreams and talents of sex workers.

Red Light Despatch, a monthly publication, is full of the stories of women sold to brothels as children, personal accounts of harassment, poems and essays by prostitutes, book and film reviews and advocacy articles.

Health workers and prostitutes sit together once a week in a tiny newsroom located inside a brothel in India’s financial capital, to discuss stories, headlines and the design of issues.