Bhai Dooj in Sonagachi: Celebration of love and resilience among sex workers
Kolkata's Sonagachi district celebrates Bhai Dooj, where sex workers come together to honor sibling bonds, challenge societal stigma.
Kolkata's Sonagachi district celebrates Bhai Dooj, where sex workers come together to honor sibling bonds, challenge societal stigma.
They are all ‘known negatives’, but in the most postive of ways. A family residing near the closed Jessop Refractory in Karangapara has been a beacon of hope for many, especially during Bhai Phonta, the Bengali festival celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has decided to revert to the original name of its Town Planning and Development Department.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee celebrated Bhai Phonta, signifying the deep bonds between brothers and sisters, at her Kalighat residence today, with Trinamul Congress leaders and others, including former Kolkata mayor Sovan Chatterjee, turning up for the ceremony.
On the day of Bhai Phonta, vegetable and fruit prices soared. The high prices of vegetables, fish, chicken, and mutton in city markets have put a strain on the common man.
We could have offered appointments to at least 60,000-70,000 new teachers, but the CPM, accompanied by the BJP and the Congress, out of political vendetta have posed roadblocks, seeking legal shelter
Addressing a Press conference in Lower Assam, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said: “The Trinamul Congress (TMC) is a pillar of the INDIA alliance.
Within an hour of Justice Abhijit Ganguly’s order the Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court (HC) on Wednesday stayed CBI inquiry to probe into alleged irregularities in connection with admissions in MBBS courses in government medical colleges in the state.
In what comes as a shocking sight, railway tracks are being used by local residents in suburban pockets to dry clothes.
Tanzanian-born British novelist and academic, Abdulrazak Gurnah, who was awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature, emphasised on Tuesday that colonialism is not merely a historical phenomenon but continues to exert a profound influence on the world
