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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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Woman Boxing Referee, Calcutta, India
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