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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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Streetwise Kolkata – Ezra Street: A reminder of the city’s rich Jewish past, and much moreSubscriber Only
July 31, 2021 09:49 IST
Documentary evidence suggests that sometime in the 19th century it was named after one of its most storied residents, David Joseph Ezra, a prominent member of the city’s Baghdadi Jewish community.
Sat, Jul 31, 2021
Explained: Why South Korea’s version of Israel’s Iron Dome will be more capableSubscriber Only
July 27, 2021 11:46 IST
South Korea is building an artillery interceptions system, similar to Israel's Iron Dome, to thwart rockets and long-range missiles launched by North Korea. How will South Korea's system differ from Israel's?
Wed, Jul 28, 2021
Explained: What is behind the ‘India Out’ campaign in the Maldives?Subscriber Only
July 09, 2021 11:24 IST
The 'India Out' campaign started sometime last year as on-ground protests in the Maldives, and later widely spread across social media platforms using the phrase with a related hashtag.
Tue, Jul 20, 2021
Explained: Why Poland is backing laws that make it tough for Jews to reclaim stolen propertySubscriber Only
June 29, 2021 20:45 IST
Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid called the legislation a "disgrace”, while the country’s embassy in Poland said it would "make it impossible" for seized property to be returned and make it harder for families to seek compensation.
Wed, Jun 30, 2021
Explained: The story of how North Korea hackers stole $81 million from Bangladesh BankSubscriber Only
June 26, 2021 12:42 IST
The BBC has published an investigative report detailing how in 2016, North Korean hackers planned a $1 billion raid on Bangladesh's national bank and almost succeeded. Here's how it happened.
Wed, Jun 30, 2021
Explained: How an emoji fueled a widespread sexism debate in South KoreaSubscriber Only
June 17, 2021 07:00 IST
The representative images that have caused controversy are variations of the emoji depicting hands where the thumbs and the index finger pinch towards each other. In South Korea, this symbol is usually used to depict a smaller size.
Thu, Jun 24, 2021
Tigray crisis: A new ‘famine’ in EthiopiaSubscriber Only
June 14, 2021 04:50 IST
Hundreds of thousands in Tigray are facing famine, and millions more are at risk, UN agencies have said. The Ethiopian government has rejected the accusations, and claimed that the food shortages were not severe.
Mon, Jun 14, 2021
Indians in South Korea come together to ship oxygen cylinders back home; find it is anything but easySubscriber Only
June 04, 2021 11:45 IST
Indians in Korea (IIK) launched a fundraiser to procure oxygen cylinders to be sent to India. In two days, by May 11, the community collectively raised close to 20 million won (approx. $19,000).
Fri, Jun 04, 2021
As Mount Nyiragongo erupts, Indians join thousands fleeing Goma to Rwanda and an uncertain futureSubscriber Only
May 29, 2021 21:00 IST
Crossing the international border into Rwanda was a safer bet for many as Goma is bracketed between the volcano and Lake Kivu. The international border runs through the urban sprawls of Goma and Giseyni in Rwanda.
Sat, May 29, 2021
Streetwise Kolkata – Armenian Street: Named after a community that preceded the British by centuriesSubscriber Only
May 21, 2021 16:18 IST
Even before the British East India Company joined other European settlers in the Bengal Subah in 1612, the Armenians had already established commercial settlements in Bengal, extending as far out as Benares and Patna much before the city of Calcutta was established.
Fri, May 21, 2021
Streetwise Kolkata – Gumghar Lane: A bylane that reminds city of its first quarantine centerSubscriber Only
May 14, 2021 15:45 IST
The building that gives this lane its name was different from other medical institutions in colonial Bengal. This structure may have only been used for isolating patients who may have been afflicted from contagious diseases.
Fri, May 14, 2021
‘Gandhi statue desecration in Armenia a result of lack of understanding of Indian history’Subscriber Only
May 07, 2021 16:32 IST
On April 29, the statue of Gandhi, installed last year on his 150th birth anniversary, was set on fire and desecrated in a park in the Armenian capital Yerevan. A 61-year old Armenian national pleaded guilty, local news reports said.
Fri, May 07, 2021
Streetwise Kolkata – Creek Row: A creek that could have lent the city its nameSubscriber Only
May 07, 2021 15:49 IST
“The name Calcutta is derived from this khal (creek) and katta (caused to be cut). Calcutta is the English version of Khal + katta," writes historian P. Thankappan Nair.
Fri, May 07, 2021
Streetwise Kolkata- Hatibagan: Where Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah’s war elephants and single screen cinemas once dominatedSubscriber Only
April 30, 2021 16:16 IST
The origins of Hatibagan’s name can be traced to 1756 when Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah captured Calcutta from the East India Company and kept his war elephants in open ground here.
Fri, Apr 30, 2021
Streetwise Kolkata- Chitpur: Home of the well-heeled, likely named after a templeSubscriber Only
April 23, 2021 16:47 IST
Colonial records indicate that the road was one of the most important pilgrimage routes in ancient Bengal because of the location of the Chitteshwari temple in this neighbourhood.
Fri, Apr 23, 2021
Explained: US prepares to recognise Armenian genocide. Why it’s importantSubscriber Only
April 22, 2021 20:11 IST
US President Joe Biden is preparing to formally acknowledge the Armenian Genocide, the systematic killing and deportation of hundreds of thousands of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire that occurred more than a century ago. Why is this important?
Fri, Apr 23, 2021
Streetwise Kolkata: Named after one iconic educational institution, College Street now represents them allSubscriber Only
April 16, 2021 16:13 IST
The street gets its name from the weight and might of the academic institutions that were first established here some two centuries ago. Specifically, Hindu College, established in 1817, now called Presidency University.
Fri, Apr 16, 2021
Balagarh discovers TMC’s new election bet — Dalit author Manoranjan ByapariSubscriber Only
April 08, 2021 14:02 IST
For most of his life, Byapari has done a series of odd jobs, from a tea shop worker to a dom in cremation grounds, and is best known for putting into writing those experiences of poverty and discrimination that made him one of West Bengal’s most prominent Dalit authors.
Thu, Apr 08, 2021
Streetwise Kolkata: Budhu Ostagar Lane, in memory of an unknown tailorSubscriber Only
April 02, 2021 15:42 IST
The West Bengal Commission for Backward Classes lists the Ostagars as a ‘backward class’ in the state and mentions that the community’s traditional occupation has been “tailoring in its different forms and standards”.
Fri, Apr 02, 2021
Streetwise Kolkata: Beyond food and city’s largest mosque, Zakaria Street is a story of Muslims and MarwarisSubscriber Only
March 26, 2021 14:47 IST
In the 1890s, Hadji Zakaria was an important member of the Kutchi Memon community in Calcutta that was centered around the Chitpur neighbourhood in the north of the city.
Tue, Mar 30, 2021
Stranded in paradise: Indian tourists with Covid-19 exposure stare at huge costs, extended stays in MaldivesSubscriber Only
March 22, 2021 12:38 IST
There is a growing list of Indian citizens taking advantage of the Maldives having opened its borders in July 2020 for tourists seeking leisure travel, only to be caught unaware of the island nation’s strict health regulations.
Thu, Apr 01, 2021
Indians in South Korea say Seoul’s Covid-19 testing order on foreigners lacks claritySubscriber Only
March 21, 2021 18:00 IST
The rapidly changing orders have left many in the Indian community in Seoul and Gyeonggi province unsure of how to proceed.
Sun, Mar 21, 2021
Streetwise Kolkata: Surya Sen Street, a 950-metre stretch that has no particular connection with the revolutionarySubscriber Only
March 19, 2021 15:03 IST
The weight of the history of the institutions that call this street home are almost distracting, making it easy for pedestrians to miss its name while walking down this road.
Fri, Mar 19, 2021
Streetwise Kolkata: Surtibagan Street, the result of a lottery that Marwaris once called homeSubscriber Only
March 12, 2021 09:00 IST
Like with large sections of Burrabazar, Surtibagan Street has historically been a residential neighbourhood where Marwari families have lived for generations.
Sat, Mar 13, 2021
Streetwise Kolkata: Teliapara, a narrow lane named after city’s oil-pressers that not many know ofSubscriber Only
March 05, 2021 13:08 IST
An entry in the September edition of the Calcutta Gazette of 1937 indicates that the Calcutta Municipal Corporation had proposed a change in the spelling of the road from Teliapara to Tilipara but that never came to fruition
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