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Premankur Biswas
Premankur Biswas is editor, east and news videos of indianexpress.com. He also oversees IeBangla.com. He has been associated with the Express Group since 2006 in various capacities but now primarily focuses on news videos and writes on queer culture for the Indian Express. He has a keen interest in visual storytelling and queer narratives. Premankur has a Bachelor's Degree in English Literature from St Xavier's College (Calcutta University) and a Master's Degree in Cultural Studies from English and Foreign Language University (formerly CIEFL), Hyderabad. He writes regularly on LGBTQIA+ issues for Indian Express and also writes on Bangla films and culture. His focus is on writing about queer experiences in smaller cities and towns of India, a country where same sex relationships are still stigmatised by the society. Premankur Biswas has 1.8 K followers on X, formerly Twitter.
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It's an idea which should glow like a bulb. It should glow till the filament bursts, says Aranya Gupta,art director of Magic Wallrush IV-the masquerade. The idea in question is a day-long carnival which will see exhibits of photographs,painting and graphic art creations made by the members.
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September 08, 2010 03:30 IST
It's a grey,grey street,Elliot Road. A tram line runs through it,giving it bit of a character,but greyness prevails. Stuff TS Eliot's verses are made of. Yet,nestled between grey buildings of the street is a place of excesses.
Wed, Sep 08, 2010
Khadi WeekSubscriber Only
September 01, 2010 05:51 IST
It's a guessing game,really. In the last one year four fashion weeks were announced in Kolkata,three of which were canceled.
Wed, Sep 01, 2010Her Own VoiceSubscriber Only
August 28, 2010 06:07 IST
Phupe,of Ganer Opare a surprisingly cerebral Bengali serial in this era of Bhalobasha.com and Bou Kotha Kou is a quasi-Shakespearean heroine.
Sat, Aug 28, 2010
Byomkesh ReduxSubscriber Only
August 14, 2010 04:24 IST
A year ago,Byomkesh Bakshi's most famous predecessor,Sherlock Holmes,received a Hollywood makeover. A bunch of computer nerds bent over him for days and nights to bestow...
Sat, Aug 14, 2010
Every Poet has his daySubscriber Only
August 12, 2010 05:20 IST
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Thu, Aug 12, 2010Style guruSubscriber Only
August 01, 2010 01:59 IST
In a crisp white shirt and khaki trousers,Atsu Sekhose cuts a natty figure. At a press conference to announce the launch of North East fashion weekend,he is sharing the dais with a veteran of the fashion world --- Ritu Kumar.
Sun, Aug 01, 2010
what dreams may comeSubscriber Only
July 17, 2010 03:22 IST
In the heart of Christopher Nolan's astonishingly complex thriller,Inception,is a love story. Holding afloat the layered narrative are two familiar themes,fear and desire.
Sat, Jul 17, 2010
Shadow playSubscriber Only
July 16, 2010 02:59 IST
A game of hopscotch and a jam-smeared bun. A school courtyard rife with gleeful squeals and the mellow afternoon sun. A cluster of ganjee clad Americans involved in a well-intentioned show of bonhomie with a few gangly kids.
Fri, Jul 16, 2010
The Signals RedSubscriber Only
July 04, 2010 23:57 IST
After the May 28 Naxal attack on the Jnaneshwari Express,the South-Eastern Railway stopped all night trains from running in Maoist strongholds. So at 8.30 every night,the New Delhi-Puri Purushottam Express comes to a halt at the Tatanagar Station in Jamshedpur,waiting for it to be morning before making its onward journey. <b><i>Premankur Biswas </i></b>and <b><i>photographer Partha Paul </i></b>capture one long night at the station.
Sun, Jul 04, 2010
Fallen StarsSubscriber Only
June 29, 2010 03:13 IST
Satyajit Ray's Monomohan Mitra (Agantuk) was a fictional creation. You will never run into him in the street. However,Monomohan was surely not created out of nothing,he was a product of his creator's experiences.
Tue, Jun 29, 2010
Star GazingSubscriber Only
June 24, 2010 04:07 IST
For a cinematographer who has bagged three National Awards,Aveek Mukhopadhyay is disconcertingly self-effacing. Like all good feature journalists you try to fan his ego by saying that an accomplished cinematographer is probably...
Thu, Jun 24, 2010
Gods Own HellSubscriber Only
June 18, 2010 05:29 IST
Arundhati Roy's Kerala in God of Small Things was a luscious paradise.
Fri, Jun 18, 2010
Sea-WorthySubscriber Only
June 14, 2010 03:28 IST
In the light of the recent Oscar-winning film The Cove which talks about the abysmal,Dolphins (2000) may seem too simplistic an ode to one of the most intelligent and temperamental animals in the world.
Mon, Jun 14, 2010
Bowled outSubscriber Only
June 12, 2010 02:29 IST
The North Kolkata-South Kolkata rivalry in Raj Chakraborty's Le Chakka is steeped in personal biases. In fact it's so vague and generic that one wishes that Chakraborty had drawn from established cliches instead of falling back on convenient ones.
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June 06, 2010 02:18 IST
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June 03, 2010 02:31 IST
For an outsider,a typical Kolkata fish market may very well be a fantasy land...
Thu, Jun 03, 2010
Games we playedSubscriber Only
May 25, 2010 02:56 IST
We decided that its the greatest hoax of our times,my cousin and I. After invading numerous two-dimensional,chocolate-coloured castles...
Tue, May 25, 2010Angels & DemonsSubscriber Only
May 22, 2010 02:57 IST
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Sat, May 22, 2010Lonely PlanetSubscriber Only
May 19, 2010 05:53 IST
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May 18, 2010 05:58 IST
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Tue, May 18, 2010
His Master VoiceSubscriber Only
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The celebrations of Rabindranath Tagores 150th birth anniversary may have rightly dwarfed all other social events of the city but the launch of Pankaj Mullicks official website should be of interest for all Tagore admirers.
Wed, May 12, 2010
Faith and reasonSubscriber Only
May 05, 2010 02:29 IST
In greater scheme of things cities are,after all,blinking lights. Thats why Pakistani artist Mehreen Murtazas bombastically-titled work,The Big Refractor of the Astrophysical Observatory,makes an immediate connect.
Wed, May 05, 2010
Fear is the KeySubscriber Only
May 01, 2010 03:28 IST
As feature journalists we are encouraged to look at mainstream Tollywood ventures with a tactful mix of condescension and sympathy.
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