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How growing up in a Calcutta brothel gave photographer Avijit Halder a unique way of seeing the world

The Red Light Kid — Photography gave Avijit Halder a way out, but it was an unlikely friendship with Academy Award winner Zana Briski that set fire to his homegrown vision.

Written by: Avijit Halder

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