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Neha Banka
Neha Banka is a journalist based in Kolkata, India. Neha produces longform news reports focusing on a wide range of subjects. She specialises in reporting on the Asia-Pacific with a focus on the Korean Peninsula, and producing original international news reports. She also reports on India's West Bengal state, cross-border issues, migration, climate and environment, public health and indigenous rights, among other subjects. Neha has reported from several countries, with bylines in international publications, as well as The Indian Express.
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Kim Jong Un’s daughter appears at North Korea’s military parade: What her public appearances signifySubscriber Only
February 12, 2023 14:53 IST
Apart from giving more insight into the Kim family, especially as very little is known about Kim Jong Un’s children, for one, the country’s state media refers to Kim Ju Ae as the leader’s “beloved daughter”.
Mon, Feb 13, 2023
Streetwise Kolkata: How Entally became a part of the citySubscriber Only
February 11, 2023 11:44 IST
Once a neighbourhood largely populated by disadvantaged communities, Entally, which got its name from the ‘hintal’ or date palm that grew on tidal land, has become more cosmopolitan today.
Sat, Feb 11, 2023
Streetwise Kolkata: Decoding British Indian Street’s many names through its historySubscriber Only
February 03, 2023 13:37 IST
Most of British Indian Street’s old houses and structures have gone but a handful of bars operate in this lane today, serving as remnants of the legacy of Raneemoody Gully.
Fri, Feb 03, 2023
Streetwise Kolkata: Beyond an iconic bathing ghat, Ahiritola’s history is intertwined with its diverse residentsSubscriber Only
January 27, 2023 11:52 IST
Ahiritola may have gotten its name from the milkmen who once called it home but the area also housed a brothel, a thriving publishing business, and devotees of Hindu mystic Ramakrishna Paramahansa.
Fri, Jan 27, 2023
Streetwise Kolkata: Why an 18th-century bathing ghat is essential to Kumartuli’s operationsSubscriber Only
January 20, 2023 12:57 IST
Home to artisans creating large-scale idols of deities, mainly goddess Durga, Kumartuli is changing. Making idols of deities is no longer restricted to men and the idols themselves are no longer made of just clay
Fri, Jan 20, 2023
Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara’s daughter Aleida in India: What is the Guevaras’ connection to India?Subscriber Only
January 19, 2023 14:55 IST
Aleida Guevara, the eldest daughter of the Cuban Marxist revolutionary leader Ernesto "Che" Guevara and his second wife, Aleida March, has been a vocal critic of US policies on Cuba.
Fri, Jan 20, 2023
Streetwise Kolkata: Home to iconic mishti shops, Hedua’s history started with lakesSubscriber Only
January 13, 2023 13:50 IST
Housing several old rajbaris belonging to prominent zamindari families and 139-year-old mishti shops, the bylanes of Hedua are a window to old Calcutta in all its glory.
Fri, Jan 13, 2023
Streetwise Kolkata: Long associated with a city court, Bankshall Street was closely linked with Bengal’s maritime historySubscriber Only
January 06, 2023 13:25 IST
Historical accounts of Kolkata say the name ‘Bankshall’ refers to the Dutch word for a marine house. The name can be traced to Calcutta during the 1700s when a marine yard was ordered to be built at Kedgeree.
Fri, Jan 06, 2023
Streetwise Kolkata: In Tanti Bagan Lane, the weavers are nowhere to be foundSubscriber Only
December 30, 2022 10:05 IST
Weavers were the original inhabitants of Tanti Bagan Lane, a street that has been integral to the history of the Muslim community in Kolkata.
Fri, Dec 30, 2022
Streetwise Kolkata: How the Raj Bhavan’s construction brought changes to Council House StreetSubscriber Only
December 23, 2022 13:38 IST
One of the oldest streets in Kolkata, Council House Street gets its name from the old Council House that once stood here. Erected in 1764, it hosted meetings of the East India Company’s Council and served as the Governor’s residence.
Fri, Dec 23, 2022
Along the Indo-Bangladesh border, a first-of-its-kind floating border outpost with women constablesSubscriber Only
December 21, 2022 16:53 IST
Making BSF history, a platoon of women constables is patrolling the border aboard a floating outpost deep inside the Sundarbans.
Wed, Dec 21, 2022
$320-billion military build-up: Why Japan is scrapping its pacifist defence strategySubscriber Only
December 19, 2022 15:47 IST
Based on current budgets, this five-year plan will make Japan the world's third-biggest military spender after the United States and China. What explains the policy shift mean for the region at large? We explain.
Tue, Dec 20, 2022
Streetwise Kolkata: A lane commemorating the Maratha Ditch still existsSubscriber Only
December 16, 2022 11:30 IST
The Maratha Ditch Lane in Kolkata stands testimony to the 5km long ditch that was excavated centuries ago to protect the British from a Maratha invasion that never came.
Fri, Dec 16, 2022
Streetwise Kolkata: On Old Court House Street, the old courthouse does not exist anymoreSubscriber Only
December 09, 2022 11:02 IST
The Old Court House in central Kolkata, as its name suggests, reportedly functioned as a courthouse, albeit a small one. It served as a predecessor to the Supreme Court constituted in 1774
Fri, Dec 09, 2022
Streetwise Kolkata: How Cossipore became a part of the citySubscriber Only
December 02, 2022 11:51 IST
Cossipore became a part of the developing metropolis of Calcutta in 1717 when the British East India Company rented 38 villages near the city from Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar.
Fri, Dec 02, 2022
Streetwise Kolkata: Lyons Range, or the ‘share market’ for some, named for an East India Company architectSubscriber Only
November 25, 2022 11:42 IST
Named after Thomas Lyon, the British architect of Writers’ Building, Lyons Range is among the oldest streets in Kolkata.
Fri, Nov 25, 2022
Streetwise Kolkata: Old Post Office Street, stuck between a hazy past and a murky futureSubscriber Only
November 18, 2022 13:31 IST
While the street is intrinsically linked with the High Court’s history, it is older than the court building itself.
Fri, Nov 18, 2022
What a teacher’s Sahitya Akademi award for Santali poetry means for students at an Adivasi school in West BengalSubscriber Only
November 13, 2022 11:08 IST
On November 14, India’s Sahitya Akademi, the country’s national academy of letters will award Marandi, 36, the Bal Sahitya Puraskar for 2022 in the Santali language for his book Hapan Mai in the poetry category.
Sun, Nov 13, 2022
Streetwise Kolkata: Old China Bazar Street, a colonial marketplace that is witnessing rapid changeSubscriber Only
November 11, 2022 13:53 IST
Today, the street’s name is the only indication of the neighbourhood’s association with the city’s Chinese community and its trade links with China
Fri, Nov 11, 2022
In India, over 64,000 people die of snake bites each year—the highest globallySubscriber Only
November 09, 2022 11:01 IST
India accounts for almost 80% of global snakebite deaths yet it is not categorised as a notifiable disease. Though the government has now agreed to include snakebite prevention under a national programme, doctors and experts in West Bengal say a lot more needs to be done at the ground level.
Thu, Nov 10, 2022
Streetwise Kolkata: How Dacres Lane has historically been linked with the city’s business of foodSubscriber Only
November 04, 2022 11:29 IST
From tea and toast to Bengali lunch staples, Dacres Lane in central Kolkata has been offering affordable meals to office workers for over two centuries now.
Fri, Nov 04, 2022
Why Israel is holding its national election again; the fifth in three yearsSubscriber Only
November 01, 2022 15:09 IST
Benjamin Netanyahu, who is Israel's longest-serving leader, and is on trial on corruption charges which he has denied, is a polarising figure in Israeli politics, which has made it difficult for him in the past to put together coalitions that actually hold.
Tue, Nov 01, 2022
Streetwise Kolkata: Time stands still in Beniatola Street, a narrow lane named after the city’s mercantile classSubscriber Only
October 28, 2022 13:12 IST
Beniatola Street is one of the last remaining lanes of Kolkata that still give a sense of purono (old) Calcutta that is now only visible in a handful of corners in this urban metropolis
Fri, Oct 28, 2022
A Diwali regular, Bengal’s tiny leafhopper isn’t seen in big numbers anymore. Where have the ‘shyama poka’ gone?Subscriber Only
October 24, 2022 11:21 IST
The festivals of Diwali & Kali Puja are almost synonymous with the large-scale presence of the green leafhopper. With fewer numbers of the insect visible in riverine West Bengal, residents have been wondering where the 'shyama poka' have gone.
Mon, Oct 31, 2022
Streetwise Kolkata | Bhowanipore: Bengali middle-class ‘para’ till the 1960s, now miniature IndiaSubscriber Only
October 21, 2022 23:12 IST
The neighbourhood became home to the city’s wealthy business class, both Europeans and Bengalis, because it still marked the peripheries of Calcutta in its first few decades of urbanisation.
Sat, Oct 22, 2022Journalism of Courage
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