Shahnawaz Akhtar

is Founder of eNewsroom. He brings over two decades of journalism experience, having worked with The Telegraph, IANS, DNA, and China Daily. His bylines have also appeared in Al Jazeera, Scroll, BOOM Live, and Rediff, among others. The Managing Editor of eNewsroom has distinct profiles of working from four Indian states- Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bengal, as well as from China. He loves doing human interest, political and environment related stories.

Bengal
Shahnawaz AkhtarAugust 17, 2025
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From Hatred to Hope: How Gujarat Spread Islamophobia While Bengal’s Umeed Lifted Tricolour with Drones
On Independence Day, a Gujarat school staged a play depicting hijab-wearing girls as terrorists, fuelling Islamophobia. In contrast, Bengal’s Umeed…
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Jharkhand
Shahnawaz AkhtarAugust 16, 2025
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दिशोम गुरु की राह पर: हेमंत सोरेन और झारखंड का नया सफ़र
नेमरा, दिशोम गुरु शिबू सोरेन का पैतृक गांव, आज ग़म और उम्मीद दोनों को समेटे है। गाँववाले अपने नेता को…
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Jharkhand
Shahnawaz AkhtarAugust 14, 2025
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From Nemra’s Soil to Jharkhand’s Future: Dishom Guru’s Legacy and Hemant Soren’s Path Ahead
After Shibu Soren’s death, Hemant Soren has been in Nemra, meeting villagers and performing rituals for his father. Amid mourning,…
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Play On
Shahnawaz AkhtarAugust 10, 2025
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How the Sports Bill Was Bent to Please the BCCI
The Sports Governance Bill 2025’s original draft brought all sports bodies under RTI, including BCCI. A last-minute change limits RTI…
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Bengal
Shahnawaz AkhtarAugust 9, 2025
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Beyond Gaza: ‘Apartheid in Delhi, Housing Apartheid in South Kolkata,’ Says Saira Shah Halim
At Indian Muslims' Tryst with Democracy book launch, Saira Shah Halim slammed ‘housing apartheid’ in South Kolkata, linking local bias…
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झारखंड
Shahnawaz AkhtarAugust 6, 2025
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जिनसे लड़े, उनके बच्चों को भी अपनाया; कार्यकर्ताओं को तराशा, बहू को सशक्त किया: शिबू सोरेन की सियासत कुछ अलग थी
शिबू सोरेन ने न सिर्फ वंशवाद के आरोपों का जवाब अपने कार्यों से दिया, बल्कि ज़मीनी कार्यकर्ताओं और विरोधी वर्गों…
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Jharkhand
Shahnawaz AkhtarAugust 5, 2025
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He Lost His Father to Zamindars—Then Gave a Zamindar’s Son a Future
Accused of dynasty politics, Shibu Soren rose from personal tragedy to lead tribal resistance, form JMM, and uplift both loyal…
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झारखंड
Shahnawaz AkhtarAugust 4, 2025
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किताबों से निकले, जंगलों में लड़े, संसद तक पहुंचे—शिबू सोरेन की ज़िंदगी एक पाठशाला
साल 2005 में जब झारखंड में पहली बार विधानसभा चुनाव हो रहे थे, तब झारखंड मुक्ति मोर्चा (JMM) ने गुरुजी—शिबू…
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Jharkhand
Shahnawaz AkhtarAugust 4, 2025
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The Real Chowkidar: Shibu Soren Spoke the Language of the People
In 2005, during Jharkhand’s first-ever assembly polls, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) had hired a chopper for Guruji—Shibu Soren. After…
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Bengal
Shahnawaz AkhtarJuly 11, 2025
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Whose Electoral Roll Is It Anyway? CPIML Fears Customised Voter Lists to Tilt 2026 Polls in BJP’s Favour
CPIML general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya warns that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar is disenfranchising the…
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