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Sohini Chattopadhyay
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Rice, pickle, an occasional ice cream: What PT Usha’s diet consisted of at the 1984 Summer Olympics
An excerpt from ‘The Day I Became a Runner: A Women’s History of India through the Lens of Sport,’ by Sohini Chattopadhyay.
Sohini Chattopadhyay
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Dengue politics in Bengal: A tiny insect has turned into a pesky problem for Mamata Banerjee
The chief minister has been accused of under-counting deaths caused by the mosquito-borne disease.
Sohini Chattopadhyay
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'It was the birth I was waiting for': Why urban Indian women want to have babies at home
Pregnant women across socio-economic categories experience a deeply-wounding lack of autonomy in the hospital system.
Sohini Chattopadhyay
Trending
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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Beyond the hype: Why the BJP is eyeing Tamil Nadu’s most prosperous region
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Check claims that EVMs gave extra votes to BJP during mock polls in Kerala, Supreme Court tells EC
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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The Tamil Nadu voter who views the BJP as a threat to the education system
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Mamata Banerjee is the perfect realisation of the Left's class politics – and its worst fears
A second term as chief minister for the Trinamool leader is unlikely to blunt the class prejudice she faces.
Sohini Chattopadhyay
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A victory for Trinamool could see the stock of this young MP rise
Mamata Banerjee's nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, might not be a great speaker, but the party gave him a lot of prominence in its election campaign.
Sohini Chattopadhyay
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Kolkata's cosy clubs: How Mamata Banerjee is trying to expand Trinamool's reach
By offering dole from government funds to local clubs in the name of promoting sport, the party has been able to smartly tap into community goodwill.
Sohini Chattopadhyay
Video
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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Why ‘the syndicate’ is the construction industry’s worst-kept secret in Kolkata
A cartel, with benefactors across political parties, forces builders to buy materials from them instead of the market at an inflated cost.
Sohini Chattopadhyay & Garga Chatterjee
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Why the Trinamool Congress manifesto is special this time (Hint: it’s got to do with a language)
One version of the document – in Santhali written in the Ol Chiki script – is possibly the first of its kind outside the Northeast.
Sohini Chattopadhyay
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Watermelons and pumpkins: The cheeky election rhetoric in Bengal
Comparisons with fruit, audacious rhymes, rude attacks – electioneering in Bengal is a far cry from the lofty discourse seen today in Delhi.
Sohini Chattopadhyay
The Reel
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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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‘Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout’ review: A bland cop meets a dull case
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‘Juna Furniture’ trailer: Mahesh Manjrekar directs and stars in film about ageing
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Start the week with a film: In ‘Tokyo Sonata’, the unequal music of an emotionally distant family
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What a protest against power tariffs says about democracy in Bengal
A protest fast against the rise in Kolkata's electricity tariffs has been ignored by the media – as also Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister whose agitation politics paved her rise to power.
Sohini Chattopadhyay
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'I can't take it anymore': Sights and awful sounds from the labour room of an Indian public hospital
A reporter goes undercover to see how women are treated in a large government facility in Kolkata.
Sohini Chattopadhyay
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Fiery battle between ABP Group and Mamata leaves a smile on BJP’s face
The Telegraph has been stridently criticising the West Bengal chief minister in its pages while diligently covering the BJP in the state.
Sohini Chattopadhyay
The Field
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Paris Olympics 2024: Long jumper Sreeshankar Murali ruled out of Games with knee injury
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Badminton: Kento Momota, former world champion, announces international retirement
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju drops to second after draw against Fabiano Caruana
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Endgame: Indian Grandmasters are daring to dream at the 2024 Candidates
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals bowlers shine as they defeat Gujarat Titans in low-scorer