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‘No point staying’: After JU fiasco, worker of theatre group where WB minister Bratya Basu is chairman resigns

Swagata Chakraborty posted her resignation letter to the Minerva Repertory Theatre group on Facebook, following which she was allegedly trolled on social media. “I have no plan to review my decision,” she said.

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Written by: Atri Mitra
2 min readKolkataMar 7, 2025 01:34 PM IST First published on: Mar 7, 2025 at 01:34 PM IST

A theatre worker and member of the Minerva Repertory Theatre group, Swagata Chakraborty resigned and said that after the incident at Jadavpur University, where students’ protests against the group’s Chairman and state education minister Bratya Basu turned violent, “there is no point in staying there”.

Chakraborty posted her resignation letter on Facebook, following which she was allegedly trolled on social media. “I have no plan to review my decision,” she said.

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With experience of almost eleven years, Chakraborty is a full-timer in Kolkata group theatre. A diploma holder in architectural engineering, she has worked in Bengali and Hindi films as well. She has worked in different theatre groups in Kolkata, and around six months ago, she joined the Minerva Repertory.

Atri Mitra is a highly accomplished Special Correspondent for The Indian Express, bringing Read More

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