Tag: Kolkata
Why isn’t the streets of Kolkata flooded with protests over the hijab controversy?
The hijab controversy, after a robust raging across the country, culminated into the judicial dismissal of the very practice ruled out by the Karnataka...
I Am Here To End Politics Of Hatred: Saira, CPM candidate
Kolkata: CPM has fielded Saira Shah Halim, wife of Dr Fuad Halim for the Ballygunge bypoll. The niece of veteran actor Nasiruddin Shah, Saira...
Kolkata: Divided By Religion, United By Hijab
Kolkata: The city, witnessed on Friday, what it is known as—standing for each other or more precisely raising a concerted voice against the hijab...
With The Demise Of Wasimda, I Lost A Well-Wisher
“Kapoor Bol Rahen Hain” was Wasim Kapoor’s answer when I first called him in May 1995. I was researching the legendary painter, Amrita Sher-Gil...
A puja, which encourages children to read
Kolkata: The Durga Puja organised by Jodhpur Park Saradiya Utsab Committee entered its 69th year in 2021 and this year, too, the organisers of...
Assam killings pre-planned, says Kolkata’s civil society
Kolkata: Assam’s Bharatiya Janata Party government, has sown seeds of hatred against Bangla speaking Muslims in the mind of the people and planned the...