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Aniruddha Ghosal
Aniruddha Ghosal is a principal correspondent with the Indian Express. He writes on politics, environment and security. He is an alumnus of the University of Sussex.
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Questions of electoral politics will be discussed in the New Year: Sitaram YechurySubscriber Only
December 29, 2015 00:30 IST
Yechury said, the focus of the party’s Plenum — which began in Kolkata on Sunday — would be to strengthen CPM’s position as a force opposed to social oppression and not just economic exploitation.
Tue, Dec 29, 2015
CPI-M plenum: Checking communal forces top agendaSubscriber Only
December 28, 2015 20:20 IST
Faced with a continuous decay in relevance, many in the party aren't opposed to the possibility of an alliance with the Congress
Mon, Dec 28, 2015
Moving 2016: NeighbourhoodSubscriber Only
December 27, 2015 10:08 IST
2015 was the year of migrants. To mark 2016, The Sunday Express tracks 16 people who moved home in 2015, some of them in public glare, some just a footnote in India’s internal migrants story, to begin new lives.
Sun, Dec 27, 2015
‘The first thing I packed was my red Benarasi wedding sari’Subscriber Only
December 27, 2015 03:56 IST
The Land Boundary Agreement resulted in an exchange of Indian enclaves in Bangladesh with Bangladesh enclaves in India, and a transfer of populations.
Sun, Dec 27, 2015Kolkata plenum from tomorrow: CPM looks to be flexible in forging electoral alliancesSubscriber Only
December 26, 2015 02:27 IST
The draft review report — published in December in The Marxist, the party’s theoretical quarterly — added the CPM should also be open to “flexible tactics” with respect to the possibility of “swift changes in the political situation”.
Sat, Dec 26, 2015Exchange of enclaves: 11 families decide to stay back in BangladeshSubscriber Only
December 26, 2015 00:20 IST
While the district administration maintained it didn’t know the reason behind the decision, sources claimed inadequate facilities and issues related to the land they owned in Bangladesh made the residents change their mind.
Sat, Dec 26, 2015
Born without an identity, month-old girl now a celebrity at Cooch Behar campsSubscriber Only
December 25, 2015 07:25 IST
Bharati, named after the country that has become her new home now — on paper, too — was forced to take upon an arduous journey with her parents on the day she was born, November 22, in Bangladesh.
Fri, Dec 25, 2015
95 yrs later, woman becomes citizen of the country she was born inSubscriber Only
December 19, 2015 04:08 IST
Amartya Burman is one of the thousands who had decided to move to India’s Cooch Behar district from her former home at Rangpur in Bangladesh as part of the Land Boundary Agreement signed between the two nations.
Sat, Dec 19, 2015
Exchange of enclaves: 95-year-old finally finds a home she can call her ownSubscriber Only
December 19, 2015 00:23 IST
Now, she spends most her days indoors, seated on a mattress on the floor.
Sat, Dec 19, 2015
Indo-Bangla land swap: The New IndiansSubscriber Only
December 06, 2015 00:06 IST
In “resettlement” camps, where they are scheduled to stay for at least the next two years, 980 people who have opted for India and Indian citizenship are finding their way towards both.
Sun, Dec 06, 2015
Crossover of enclave dwellers: At border fence, homecoming for some, longing for thousandsSubscriber Only
November 27, 2015 01:59 IST
The crowd only started thinning after the light began to fade. Specific requests were made, promises exchanged as people drew themselves away painfully, many promising to return the next day.
Fri, Nov 27, 2015
After 5-month ban, HIV+ boy returns to schoolSubscriber Only
November 24, 2015 00:20 IST
On Monday, as he passed by the familiar sights, only a single cameraman betrayed the traumatic events of the past few months.
Tue, Nov 24, 2015
Want House to function, will raise intolerance issue: TMCSubscriber Only
November 22, 2015 01:35 IST
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said while the party is against any ‘disruption in the House’, the state ‘needed a platform’ to voice its concerns
Sun, Nov 22, 2015
As families from Bangla enclaves arrive, Bengal looks to Centre for promised fundsSubscriber Only
November 22, 2015 01:32 IST
67 persons have arrived in Cooch Behar so far, more to come by Nov 30.
Sun, Nov 22, 2015School bans HIV-positive kid, forces his grandmother teacher to take ‘purity’ testSubscriber Only
November 20, 2015 02:55 IST
The boy’s maternal grandmother, who teaches Bangla in the same school, was forced to take an HIV test to prove her “purity” and has since then been a target of repeated verbal abuse.
Fri, Nov 20, 2015
CM’s three letters to PM: From Mamata to Modi, on funds for Central schemesSubscriber Only
November 17, 2015 01:53 IST
Between April and August, Banerjee has written three letters to PM Modi, stressing on the manner in which alteration to the funding pattern of CSS had led to “financial and social development disaster”.
Tue, Nov 17, 2015
Call of the wild: A tale of three gibbons
November 15, 2015 00:01 IST
The old jungle saying in Arunachal Pradesh was: thou shalt not slay a Hoolock Gibbon. But the primates are now easy prey in low-lying areas of the state. A family of three gibbons finds itself in the cross hairs. Will they be able to make it to safety?
Sun, Nov 15, 2015
Sonia’s Diwali SMS to Mamata triggers question: Alliance overture or Parliament strategy?Subscriber Only
November 13, 2015 00:05 IST
Meanwhile, according to another school of thought, Sonia’s message comes at a time when Trinamool’s role in Rajya Sabha has become key.
Fri, Nov 13, 2015
Sonia’s Diwali message to Mamata: Trinamool Congress key in Rajya Sabha gameSubscriber Only
November 12, 2015 07:56 IST
There's more to Congress president Sonia Gandhi's Diwali message to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, specially at a time when the Congress is courting the Left.
Thu, Nov 12, 2015
Trinamool biggies throng Mamata Banerjee’s annual Kali puja in KolkataSubscriber Only
November 11, 2015 00:38 IST
The midnight blue of the Goddess Kali mingled with the blue-and-white of the Trinamool Congress — shimmering blue lights, a blue gate, blue curtains and a blue pandal.
Wed, Nov 11, 20152016 Assembly polls: To form an ‘effective team’, Mamata plans major shake-up in bureaucracy, police teamSubscriber Only
October 31, 2015 03:25 IST
Officials said that ahead of the election, the Mamata Banerjee government was exploring ways to create the most “effective team”.
Fri, Dec 25, 2015Mamata Banerjee wants Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi to go before state pollsSubscriber Only
October 28, 2015 03:41 IST
The concern was also communicated by Banerjee to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh during her trip to Delhi in September...
Wed, Oct 28, 20152016 Assembly polls : To pedal to power, CM Mamata Banerjee adopts Nitish’s cycle schemeSubscriber Only
October 26, 2015 00:02 IST
TMC leaders said that Mamata’s ambitious plan is very similar to that of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Mukhyamantri Balak and Balika Cycle Yojana which he had launched in 2010.
Mon, Oct 26, 2015
With farmers’ body, CPM hopes to become a mass party againSubscriber Only
October 25, 2015 00:10 IST
“On November 23 and 24, days of the traditional harvest, our party workers will be with the farmers and that will be the beginning of our revolution,” said a source.
Sun, Oct 25, 2015
Come December, CPM to hold its first plenum since 1978Subscriber Only
October 25, 2015 00:00 IST
Focus on revitalizing workers, many of whom are ‘semi-active or inactive’.
Sun, Oct 25, 2015Journalism of Courage
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