title: Smarajit Jana
text: # Smarajit Jana
  
  Smarajit Jana (died 2021) was a public health scientist of the All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata. He is notable for his work for sex workers in Sonagachi.
  
  He is the founder of SHIP, an organisation to prevent HIV and collectivise women in Sex Work. He also played a great role in starting the National Network of Sex Workers and later after he was disillusioned withe same, he also played a huge role in starting the second National organisation for Sex Workers, the All India Network of Sex Workers (AINSW). He died on 8 May 2020 due to Corona.
  
  