As Puja comes closer, the plans for the outing get chalked out, and the list of Thakur dekha (visiting the pavilions to see the idols) with friends and family is...
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September 28, 2022
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Subhajit Sanyal
Padmavati: A Hurricane of the Heaven
A teenager, Padmavati, tried to save her pet duck, Hari, from being sacrificed at the altar of the Goddess. No one could ever imagine challenging the oppressive village landlords,...
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February 1, 2017
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Subhajit Sanyal
A Different Saraswati
Like many other victims of rape and molestation, Shobha was also denied of an identity, mistreated and misunderstood by her neighbours and her relatives. As a journalist, this scribe was given...
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January 25, 2017
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Subhajit Sanyal
Winter is all About F-words!
Winter is at its last leg in most Indian cities. Subhajit picked the brains of the young, the now generation, about what they felt about this season. The young...
Thwarted Escape: How a Letter to an Unborn Daughter Evolved into a Book!
Thwarted Escape: An Immigrant’s Wayward Journey, the debut memoir/autobiographical narrative nonfiction by Lopamudra Banerjee, is a subtle, complex and organic journey of her transformation from a small-town girl in India to...
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December 21, 2016
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Subhajit Sanyal
Wabi-Sabi: A Café and Lifestyle Boutique in Kolkata Embraces Holistic Approach
The hub of joy and ecstasy witnessed the inauguration of a place for the teenage where they could spend some quality time and hangout whenever free. Wabi-Sabi, a café and...
Whale in the Pond, an Upcoming Band Ready to Storm the Music Scene in Kolkata
A new band, Whale in the Pond, performed at the musical launch of Wabi-Sabi, a lifestyle boutique and café, in the heart of the City of Joy, recently. The musical...
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November 30, 2016
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Subhajit Sanyal
What Plagues Football: Lack of New Talent, Dirty Politics or Loss of Audience?
Football is a game of the young. It needs strength, stamina, skill, nerve and a never-say- die attitude. Subhajit talks to a cross-section of teenagers and youngsters to understand what they...
What the Youth feels about Demonetisation?
Demonetisation has affected one and all. Everyone, from 15 to 50, are busy debating the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s move to ban old currency notes of 500 and 1000 denominations. New...
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November 3, 2016
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Subhajit Sanyal
Beauty is Skin Deep: Have Teenagers Forgotten the Quest for Inner Beauty?
What teenagers essentially forget is to groom themselves. No, they don’t forget to groom their appearance but what they forget is to groom their inner selves. Beauty is not...