West Bengal

I live in the Rajabazar locality of Kolkata, West Bengal. Since childhood, I’ve been passionate about playing football and cricket. Although these sports are traditionally considered ‘boys’ games’, I have…

In 2002, I got married and moved to Guniada, a village in Bankura district, West Bengal, where I have since lived. This area was once thickly forested, but the surrounding…

Baguran Jalpai, situated in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district, is known for its beach and the red crabs that are found there. While primarily inhabited by locals until recently, this…

The rivers that flow through Alipurduar district in West Bengal have become the main source of livelihood for the residents. Many people here survive by picking stones and collecting sand…

There are 150 tea estates in the Dooars in West Bengal spread across the Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar districts. The tea garden workers are mostly Adivasis from the Chhotanagpur plateau of…

A terrible railway accident took place on June 2 in Balasore, Odisha, killing more than 270 people and injuring over 1,000. Migrant workers from Bihar and West Bengal were on…

The residents of Hakimsinan—a forest-fringed village in West Bengal’s Bankura district—have witnessed the deterioration of their local soil over time. The uplands, where indigenous crops such as grass (kodo), maize,…

The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected small-scale entrepreneurs and street vendors. Countless of them have lost their livelihoods. During the lockdown in Kolkata, while working with children who live on…