Kamathipura is Mumbai's oldest and Asia's largest red light district. It got its name from the Kamathis (workers) of Andhra PradeshThe history of Mumbai's red light district dates back to 1889 when Britishers encouraged Anglo-Indian sex workers. It was also known as 'safed (white) gulli' and most of the clients were from the garrison.The word 'red light' emerged as all the brothels have red lamps hanging outside the doors. It was an indication that patrons were being solicited.By 1928, licences were issued to the sex workers. Numbers were issued to each brothel and some of them, even to this day, display them on their doors.Around 1950, prostitution was banned in Bombay. The area swarmed with smugglers, who sold items from cheap lighters to Boski textiles.The first HIV case was detected in December 1985. The first full-blown AIDS case was reported three years later and the first camp for sex workers was held on June 26, 1982.
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