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Dalit Matuas in Bengal are seething. CAA is failing them, and others in Bangladesh
arun Posted On December 3, 2024


Dalit members of the Matua sect say CAA rules have crushed their citizenship hopes. ‘Fellow Matuas in Bangladesh are being targeted for being Sanatanis.’ Howrah: At 75, Howrah resident Amrito Gayen is tired of waiting. A member of the marginalised […]


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The Shape of Self: A photographic journey into West Bengal transgender communities
arun Posted On November 3, 2024


In December 2024, Florence will become the stage for The Shape of Self, a powerful photographic exhibition by the artist Alessio Maximilian Schroder. This moving collection captures the diverse and resilient voices within West Bengal’s transgender communities and will serve […]


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Bengal: Junior Docs Withdraw ‘Fast Un to Death’, to Continue Week-End Protests
arun Posted On October 23, 2024


Kolkata: After 10 days of their ‘fast unto death’, protesting junior doctors on Monday climbed down and called off the hunger strike following an appeal made by the RG Kar victim’s parents. However, the doctors said they would continue with […]


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West Bengal Healthcare on the Brink as Doctors Continue Hunger Strike
arun Posted On October 14, 2024


There is concern around the deteriorating health of fasting junior doctors, and consultants at some hospitals have announced the suspension of certain services. Joydeep Sarkar Kolkata: As West Bengal celebrates its biggest festival, the Durga Puja, the state’s healthcare is […]


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RG Kar horror: Junior doctors’ fast unto death enters 6th day, one of them critical
arun Posted On October 12, 2024


Aniket Mahato was admitted to the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Thursday night after his health condition deteriorated due to continuous fasting since Sunday Junior doctors during their indefinite hunger strike over RG Kar Medical College incident, […]


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Festivity mood spoilt by RG Kar tragedy, says Bengal transgender organisation
arun Posted On October 11, 2024


The people of the transgender community are taking lead roles in the protests as people from different walks of life and professions throughout West Bengal have been organising protest rallies during the last two months against the ghastly crime. Kolkata: […]


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Transgender community in Kolkata celebrates their identity at a pre-pujo event
arun Posted On October 2, 2024


Recently there was a pre-Durga Puja event, “Embracing Inclusivity: Celebrating 600 Voices, One Heart,” dedicated to honouring the transgender community’s contributions to society. The event brought together 600 members of the transgender community, offering them a platform to celebrate their […]


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West Bengal rural Dalit children ‘deprived of’ pre-school education, complementary ICDS food
arun Posted On September 25, 2024


In a representation to the Principal Secretary, Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Department Government of West Bengal, I have highlighted a critical issue concerning the children of Boaldah village, located in the Bongaon block of North 24 Pargana […]


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Bengal youth rapes Dalit girl, arrested in police encounter – Dalit minor girl raped in Firozabad
arun Posted On August 26, 2024


A minor Dalit girl was raped by a youth from West Bengal in Firozabad by threatening her. The police arrested the accused after the encounter. Firozabad: A minor Dalit girl was trapped in a love trap by a youth from […]


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‘Fingers will be chopped off’ vs ‘bullets will be fired’: Bengal’s bitter political war over Kolkata rape-murder case echoes in SC
arun Posted On August 23, 2024


NEW DELHI: The bitter political narrative over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in West Bengal’s R G Kar Medical College and Hospital found an echo in the Supreme Court on Thursday prompting the top court to ask […]


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