KOLKATA: BJP’s former West Bengal unit vice president Dilip Ghosh’s “trample azaadi under boots” comment drew criticism across the political spectrum in West Bengal on Monday. Ghosh’s remark at the Trinamool Congress terming the party as “eunuch” has also drawn […]
Everyday caste-based violence in West Bengal hardly finds space in the columns of the National Crime Records Bureau Abhik Bhattacharya A dingy and dark room where sunlight is not benevolent enough to enter through the visible cracks and a small […]
The land issue is pending before a court in West Bengal’s Birbhum district. A Dalit student of the Visva-Bharati, who was suspended recently for a semester on disciplinary grounds, on Sunday said he would move the National Commission for Scheduled […]
In West Bengal, Kerala, Tripura, Delhi, and Punjab, the strains within INDIA are likely to be the most stressful. Monideepa Banerjie, (Edited by Prashant) In the immediate afterglow of the bonhomie in Karnataka, the fault lines may be buried. But […]
BJP’s First Transgender Candidate for whom BJP is ‘love’ wants to serve society, spread love, education Aritra Singha Cooch Behar: In keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s slogan of ‘Sab ka saath, sab ka Vikas’, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party […]
Instead of ‘woman’, Sudeb Suvana defines herself as female and a trans person after her transition BISHWABIJOY MITRA Her story unfolded on screen as Sudeb Suvana sat in the audience at the American Center in Kolkata. The film being screened […]
“I have often been humiliated as I considered myself a man, not a woman, since adolescence. I think now the time has come to assert myself. I am ready for the battle,” Bhattacharya said. Kolkata: Suchetna Bhattacharya, the daughter of […]
KOLKATA: Come July 30 and a one-of-a-kind beauty pageant titled ‘Aalpin’ will be held in Burdwan to showcase the creativity amongst talented transgender artists in Bengal. Organised by Sangita Sinha of Angel Nabajiban Welfare Society, the pageant aims to unveil […]
Speaking at a press meet in Kolkata Saturday, Angel Nabajiban Welfare Society founder Sangita Sinha said the initiative was aimed at “uplifting the sense of style, skills and creativity of the members of the LGBTQ community”. Written by Reeshika Sarkar […]
The film sheds light on the importance of inclusivity & diversity in healthcare From performing as part of a dancer troupe of transgenders in Bihar and Delhi, lewd comments to a harrowing incident where she was forced to dance at […]
