West Bengal
I Was Goddess for a Day, as an Eight-Year-Old
In a country where gender discrimination starts in the womb itself, a chosen few pre-pubescent girls are briefly elevated to the status of goddess.
The Climate Crisis Is Forcing Women and Girls to Sell Their Bodies
A family fell on such hard times after a cyclone that when a man offered their daughter, 17, a job, they agreed. They later learned she was forced into the sex trade.
A 16-Year-Old Student Leaked a Board Exam Question Paper on TikTok
Could this be the newest dumb TikTok challenge in the making?
West Bengal Government Imposes Section 144 to Stop Pro-CAA Rallies
In a first, the law that prevents the gathering of more than four people in a public place is being used to shut down supporters of the controversial Citizenship Act.
Bengal’s BJP Chief Believes Indian Cow Milk Is Yellow Because it ‘Contains Gold’
He also said that if people are comfortable eating beef, they should eat dog meat too.
West Bengal Just Had Its First Transgender Wedding
This is a historic moment for the community, which has long faced intolerance throughout India.
I Was Forced Into India's Sex Trade by My Boyfriend at 15; Here's How I Finally Escaped
Thousands of women and children are sex-trafficked into Indian brothels every year. This is the story of one of them who managed to escape.
Sunday Morning Screenings in This Seedy Cinema in Siliguri Is a Gay Cruising Hotspot
And it says a lot about the secret lives of working-class gay men in a small town post the decriminalisation of Section 377.
How I Brought Modern Indian Food to Bristol
Romy Gill arrived in the UK in 1994 with “a suitcase full of fragrant memories” and the idea to open a restaurant serving dishes inspired by her childhood in West Bengal.