Ranjan Das Gupta

is a Kolkata-based independent journalist. He has been doing freelance work for more than 3 decades and writes on arts & culture, cinema, politics, healthcare and education

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Dilip Kumar had met Jawaharlal Nehru, few days ahead of his demise, had noticed former PM was ‘exhausted’

“How are you?” Kemon Achish? Dilip Kumar greeted me during a telephonic conversation a decade ago as I greeted him on his birthday, 11th December, 2013. “Thespian uncle“ I burst into tears of joy. After...

Covid-19 second wave in India and the three corona warriors

The second wave of the corona has let hell loose throughout our nation. Lakhs of people have been affected and precious lives lost. As the wave subsides we come to know of a few true...

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Half a foot then, knee in neck now

SERIOUSLY, not a good decision to kneel. Not because unseen viruses are floating around. Or the other type, the two-legged ones, might be prowling about...

Sujeda’s journey, from rolling beedis to Quill fellow

Kolkata: As a young girl, she used to roll beedis at home, just like any woman of Ahiron village of Murshidabad do for a...

Gauri’s killing proves, India is dangerous for gutsy journalists

Kolkata: Gauri Lankesh, a firebrand editor, who began her journalistic career with Kolkata’s Ananda Bazar Patrika, used to run her own publication Lankesh Patrike....

Caligula cries: PM Modi’s tearful farewell to Ghulam Nabi Azad

Even Caligula cried.  Images of the third Roman emperor popped up in my mind when I watched our prime minister crying on the floor of...

Madhopur ka Ghar: Where Dog Barks History

Have you ever met a dog barking history and sociology? Meet Lora—the she dog! She tells the history of about 100 years encapsulating three generations in...