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Woman Boxing Referee, Calcutta, India

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Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community in Ekbalpore, Calcutta, West Bengal to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) leaves on her pink scooter after she conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Teenaged girls touch gloves before begining their sparring session as Razia Shabnam (unseen) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (unseen) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (unseen) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) picks her son, Saihaan, up from the St. Thomas School in Kidderpur after finishing her boxing training sessions in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) buys coconut juice as she picks her son, Saihaan, up from the St. Thomas School in Kidderpur after finishing her boxing training sessions in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) rides home through the alleyways of Ekbalpore after she picks her son, Saihaan, up from the St. Thomas School in Kidderpur after finishing her boxing training sessions in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) reaches home through the alleyways of Ekbalpore after she picks her son, Saihaan, up from the St. Thomas School in Kidderpur after finishing her boxing training sessions in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) gives her son a light scolding for chewing on his pencil as they walk up to their home in Ekbalpore after picking her son, Saihaan, up from the St. Thomas School in Kidderpur after finishing her boxing training sessions in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) undresses her son for a shower at home in Ekbalpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) is constantly on the phone organising the upcoming boxing competition while at home in Ekbalpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • A neighbour brings some food over to Razia Shabnam (in blue) as she prepares lunch for her son at home in Ekbalpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) is constantly on the phone organising the upcoming boxing competition while at home in Ekbalpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) is peels potatoes to prepare lunch for her son at home in Ekbalpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam's many accolades decorate her fridge and home in Ekbalpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) feeds her son as he watches cartoons at home in Ekbalpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) feeds her son as he watches cartoons at home in Ekbalpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in dark blue) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in dark blue) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in dark blue) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (unseen) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in dark blue) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (unseen) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (unseen) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam assists a child with sit-ups while she conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in dark blue) conducts a training session in Biyam Samiti park with children from the area of Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) waits for a taxi outside her apartment block with her son Saihaan, in Kidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India as she leaves to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) says farewell to her husband as she leaves in a taxi with her son Saihaan, to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) leaves in a taxi with her son Saihaan, to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) boards a train with her son Saihaan, to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) boards a train with her son Saihaan, to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) chats with a surprised fellow passenger about her career choices while in a train with her son Saihaan (unseen), to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) shares a chai (tea) with her son Saihaan, while on a train to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) boards a train with her son Saihaan, to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) arrives at her destination with her son Saihaan, to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) waits for her colleagues to pick her up at the train station with her son Saihaan, to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in orange) waits for her colleagues to pick her up at the train station with her son Saihaan, to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam's record book of assignments as a referee / judge filled to the brim. She checks her documents as she arrives to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam looks on at a fallen boxer as she judges a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam referees a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam referees a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam referees a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam referees a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam referees a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Inter-state boxers fight it out at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam referees a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam referees a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Generic photos of Calcutta for story on international boxing referee.Razia Shabnam, Calcutta, West Bengal, India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Generic photos of Calcutta for story on international boxing referee.Razia Shabnam, Calcutta, West Bengal, India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Generic photos of the washing and bathing ghats beneath the Howrah Bridge, Calcutta for story on international boxing referee.Razia Shabnam, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam's score sheet as she judges a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam's record book of assignments as a referee / judge filled to the brim. She checks her documents as she arrives to referee an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Boxers at the red corner at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam referees a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam hands the referee her score sheet as she judges a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Inter-state boxers fight it out at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Inter-state boxers fight it out at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam referees a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Saihaan, Razia's son, spends a few minutes next to Razia Shabnam while she judges a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam referees a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam referees a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam referees a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam judges a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Inter-state boxers fight it out at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam referees a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam referees a bout at an all-India invitational boxing competition in the neighbouring town of Burnpur, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Generic photos of the Hoogli river and Howrah Bridge in Calcutta for story on international boxing referee.Razia Shabnam, Calcutta, West Bengal, India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Generic photos of the Flower Market beneath the Howrah Bridge, Calcutta for story on international boxing referee.Razia Shabnam, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Generic photos of the washing and bathing ghats beneath the Howrah Bridge, Calcutta for story on international boxing referee.Razia Shabnam, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Generic photos of the washing and bathing ghats beneath the Howrah Bridge, Calcutta for story on international boxing referee.Razia Shabnam, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Generic photos of the Flower Market beneath the Howrah Bridge, Calcutta for story on international boxing referee.Razia Shabnam, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (unseen) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Trainees touch gloves before beginning their sparring session as Razia Shabnam (in blue) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue tshirt and track pants) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (unseen) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Boxing gloves lay on the grass as Razia Shabnam (unseen) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) conducts a boxing training session with a group of girls from an NGO in a park in Basduni, Tolly Gunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) buys some snacks as she picks her son, Saihaan, up from the St. Thomas School in Kidderpur after finishing her boxing training sessions in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) picks her son, Saihaan, up from the St. Thomas School in Kidderpur after finishing her boxing training sessions in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) buys coconut juice as she picks her son, Saihaan, up from the St. Thomas School in Kidderpur after finishing her boxing training sessions in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) reaches home through the alleyways of Ekbalpore after she picks her son, Saihaan, up from the St. Thomas School in Kidderpur after finishing her boxing training sessions in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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  • Razia Shabnam (in blue) and son walk up to their home in Ekbalpore after picking her son, Saihaan, up from the St. Thomas School in Kidderpur after finishing her boxing training sessions in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Razia Shabnam, 28, was one of the first women boxers in Kolkata. She was also the first woman in her community to go to college. She is now a coach and one of only three international female boxing referees in India.  Photo by Suzanne Lee for Panos London
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