The monsoon rains in Kolkata might clog up its streets, but not the infectious energy of the bunch of rising football enthusiasts in Sonagachi. The football grounds might be damp, but a gaggle of girls have turned the bylanes of the city’s red light area into their playground. They dribble the football, practice a few tricks they have learnt and train kicks with a natural ease, because, well, why should boys have all the fun? The Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee (DMSC), which has been helping sex workers and their children in the area and elsewhere in the state, is all set to launch their first all-girls football team under their franchise ‘Amra Padatik’. Starting in August, daughters of sex workers from the area will get a chance to flaunt their soccer skills, shatter stereotypes and chase their dream to score goals like Ronaldo and Messi. (Photo and contenr Courtesy: IE) 

The monsoon rains in Kolkata might clog up its streets, but not the infectious energy of the bunch of rising football enthusiasts in Sonagachi. The football grounds might be damp, but a gaggle of girls have turned the bylanes of the city’s red light area into their playground. They dribble the football, practice a few tricks they have learnt and train kicks with a natural ease, because, well, why should boys have all the fun? The Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee (DMSC), which has been helping sex workers and their children in the area and elsewhere in the state, is all set to launch their first all-girls football team under their franchise ‘Amra Padatik’. Starting in August, daughters of sex workers from the area will get a chance to flaunt their soccer skills, shatter stereotypes and chase their dream to score goals like Ronaldo and Messi. (Photo and contenr Courtesy: IE)