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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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Gossamer of moody blue lights hangs over the Taiwan of Chi Y Lees Chocolate Rap,which was screened at the recently concluded Taiwan Film Festival in Nandan.
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Being a resident of Girangaon (in Mumbai) in the 1980s had some socio-political implications,insists Jayant Pawar.
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Fawzan Husain was married in a mass-marriage. That probably spawned a sentimental fascination with mass marriages but his preoccupation with the concept of faith has a more philosophical genesis.
Fri, Apr 23, 2010
Playing PartsSubscriber Only
April 21, 2010 03:35 IST
Seema Biswas is seated in a corner of a five-star hotel ballroom and is immersed in a conversation with a journalist. There are plenty of nods and tentative hand movements.
Wed, Apr 21, 2010
Reality BitesSubscriber Only
April 20, 2010 03:41 IST
Mahesh Manjrekar doesnt need much prodding to talk about the Mumbai of his youth. The cricket matches in gullis,chai with friends and other stuff rose-tinted memories are made of.
Tue, Apr 20, 2010
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April 09, 2010 02:30 IST
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Fri, Apr 09, 2010
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A day before I interviewed Moushumi Chatterjee,I managed to watch the Gulzar-directed,Moushumi-Sanjeev Kumar starrer Angoor.
Tue, Apr 06, 2010
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Fri, Apr 02, 2010
Curb Your EnthusiasmSubscriber Only
March 25, 2010 04:31 IST
What will be the Eden Garden s like on April 1 (when the Kolkata Knight Riders face Deccan Chargers)? A stadium full of shouting,applauding,sweating,Shah-Rukh-Khan-spotting...
Thu, Mar 25, 2010
Hope FloatsSubscriber Only
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Srijit Mukherjee,like several of our clan,grew up worshipping Satyajit Rays Nayak. Arindams anguish,fears,obsessions are engraved in the Bengali sensibility like nothing else is.
Thu, Mar 18, 2010
War storiesSubscriber Only
March 07, 2010 01:53 IST
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Sun, Mar 07, 2010
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Fri, Feb 19, 2010
Urban LegendsSubscriber Only
February 16, 2010 03:10 IST
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Tue, Feb 16, 2010
Word of MouthSubscriber Only
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Shah Rukh Khan in his tweeter account asked all the sickos who think the controversy surrounding My Name is Khan is for publicity to shut up.
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Mon, Feb 08, 2010
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Fri, Feb 05, 2010
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Character SketchSubscriber Only
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Mon, Feb 01, 2010
Fair PlaySubscriber Only
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