Shahnawaz Akhtar

Shahnawaz Akhtar is a senior journalist with over two decades of reporting experience across four Indian states and China. He is the Managing Editor and founder of eNewsroom India, an independent, Kolkata-based digital media platform. His work focuses on human-interest reporting, capturing lived realities, resilience, and voices often ignored by mainstream media

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Bengal: Different Government, Same Playbook? Faizan Ahmed Case Returns to Court

The change of government in Bengal has brought little change for Faizan Ahmed’s family. After the Mamata Banerjee government sought a medical board in his case, the Suvendu Adhikari government has made a similar move before the Calcutta High Court.

Who Will Pick Up the Phone Now? The Crisis Facing Hemant Soren After Sonu

Sudivya Sonu’s death has left more than an empty Assembly seat in Giridih. As JMM prepares for a bypoll, Hemant Soren must navigate succession, Kalpana Soren’s growing role and the party’s wider alliance politics.

Across Time Zones and Election Trails: The Sudivya Sonu I Knew

Sudivya Sonu was more than a politician I covered. He was someone I knew as a voter, journalist and friend. Across two decades, cities, elections and time zones, our conversations continued—until a final speech, a promised meeting and a sudden loss changed everything

वक्त बदला, शहर बदले, रिश्ता नहीं

सुदिव्य सोनू के साथ मेरा रिश्ता सिर्फ एक नेता और पत्रकार का नहीं था। मैं उनका वोटर था, पत्रकार था और दोस्त भी। गिरिडीह से चीन तक, चुनावी राजनीति से निजी बातचीत तक, वक्त और शहर बदलते रहे, लेकिन हमारे बीच का भरोसा बना रहा।

न कोई राजनीतिक विरासत, न आसान जीत: ऐसे JMM के ‘चाणक्य’ बने सुदिव्य सोनू

8,272 वोट से शुरू हुई सुदिव्य कुमार सोनू की चुनावी कहानी 94,042 वोट तक पहुंची। लेकिन उनकी असली राजनीतिक ताकत चुनावी जीत से कहीं आगे थी—शिबू सोरेन का भरोसा, हेमंत सोरेन का साथ और JMM की रणनीति में उनकी अहम भूमिका

From Guruji’s ‘Son’ to Hemant’s ‘Bhaiya’: The Political Journey of Sudivya Sonu

Sudivya Kumar Sonu’s political journey took him from a CCL contractor and electoral defeats to becoming a trusted JMM strategist, minister and key figure in the Soren family’s political circle. His decades-long loyalty to JMM shaped his rise from 8,272 votes to 94,042.