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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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 Global School empowered its students to build and fly a 15-kg Army-grade drone to hoist the Tricolour. The two events expose India’s stark choices between prejudice and patriotism.

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 याद कर रहे हैं, वहीं हेमंत सोरेन उन्हीं राहों पर चलकर जल, जंगल, ज़मीन की विरासत निभाने का वादा कर रहे हैं। असली चुनौती इस जुड़ाव को सियासी ताक़त में बदलने की है।

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, he vows to preserve Nemra’s essence while equipping it with basic amenities, promising to carry forward Dishom Guru’s legacy of protecting Jal, Jungle, Zameen and addressing Jharkhand’s pressing governance issues

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 to those taking government funds, exempting BCCI. Critics say this undermines transparency, defies court recommendations, and shields cricket’s powerful private body from public scrutiny despite its national role

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 to global injustices. Jawhar Sircar urged Muslims to resist vote bank politics, back secular forces, and focus on education, while speakers discussed caste census, poor public services, and political neglect of Muslim issues

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 के लोगों को भी आगे बढ़ाया। उन्होंने संघर्ष, समावेश और नेतृत्व की मिसाल कायम की। गुरुजी की छाया में संजीव कुमार राज्यसभा पहुंचे और सुदिव्य मंत्री बने।