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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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Why a sweetmeat could land people in jail in pre-independent KolkataSubscriber Only
August 15, 2022 15:17 IST
From the 1920s to 1940s, many Kolkata eateries supported freedom fighters by providing them rooms for secret meetings (like Paramount and Swadhin Bharat Hotel) or sheltering freedom fighters like Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Surya Sen, Rash Behari Bose.
Mon, Aug 15, 2022
The toxic Fathers of St. Xavier’s, KolkataSubscriber Only
August 12, 2022 07:14 IST
Premankur Biswas writes: The teacher forced to resign, her privacy violated, is no aberration. St Xavier’s has a history of control and oppression
Sat, Aug 13, 2022
Why Satyajit Ray is still the saviour for the Bengali film industrySubscriber Only
May 19, 2022 15:22 IST
Over the years, there have been many Ray tribute films of different shades and stripes. The earliest of them being the 2010 Srijit Mukherji film, Autograph.
Thu, May 19, 2022
How a school WhatsApp group helped these women rebuild their livesSubscriber Only
May 11, 2022 09:40 IST
“We need women to be strong to build a strong nation. And that concept made me realise that we should do something about dropout mothers."
Wed, May 11, 2022
India’s first post office cafe opens in KolkataSubscriber Only
March 15, 2022 10:04 IST
“If India Post has to maintain its hold in not only the market but also in conversation, in people’s mindscapes, then something more has to be done — that’s why this café"
Wed, Mar 16, 2022
Why Badhaai Do spoke to a jaded gay man like meSubscriber Only
March 06, 2022 03:30 IST
Badhaai Do, though, was a hard nut to crack. It’s almost as if director/writer Harshavardhan Kulkarni baited us hardened gays with the trailer. We walk into the theatres with our claws out, what we get instead is a surprisingly sensitive film depicting the specific heartbreaks of being queer in India.
Sun, Mar 06, 2022
Narayan Debnath, the cartoonist who never underestimated childrenSubscriber Only
January 18, 2022 17:45 IST
Narayan Debnath, like all great artists, managed to make most of his creations timeless. Which is ironic because for generations of Bengalis, a Narayan Debnath comic strip exudes nostalgia.
Sat, Aug 13, 2022
5 Buddhadeb Dasgupta films that are essential viewing for Indian film loversSubscriber Only
June 10, 2021 16:25 IST
Here is a list of Buddhadeb Dasgupta films that makes for essential watching. The director died on Thursday at the age of 77.
Fri, Jun 11, 2021
Breathless from Covid-19, Kolkata is willing to pay a high price for oxygenSubscriber Only
April 27, 2021 18:51 IST
A cylinder which would generally cost about Rs 7,000 in Kolkata is now commanding Rs 40,000 to Rs 75,000.
Tue, Apr 27, 2021
Till the end, Tollywood tried to live up to the phenomenon called Soumitra ChatterjeeSubscriber Only
November 15, 2020 12:37 IST
Soumitra Chatterjee dead: In Mrinal Sen’s Akash Kusum, Soumitra Chatterjee plays an ambitious middle-class executive, who is losing everything he values because of one bad decision. The Hindi remake Manzil starred Amitabh Bachchan, but a back-to-back viewing of both these films will tell you how nuanced Chatterjee’s turn as Ajoy was.
Sun, Nov 15, 2020
Why we keep mixing up Basu Chatterjee and Hrishikesh Mukherjee films, and the subtle distinctions between themSubscriber Only
June 04, 2020 21:51 IST
Both, Basu Chatterjee and Hrishikesh Mukherjee turned to the wealth of Bengali literature several times in their respective careers and also ensured that their films dealt with themes of progressive socialism.
Thu, Jun 04, 2020
Stuck in Bihar village, transwomen dancers from Bengal just want to get homeSubscriber Only
May 28, 2020 12:51 IST
About hundred or more trans women from West Bengal are stuck in different districts of Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh because of the lockdown.
Thu, May 28, 2020
No electricity, mobiles down, Kolkata residents talk of ‘petrifying’ cyclone AmphanSubscriber Only
May 21, 2020 12:31 IST
Although Kolkata's entire population was affected, it is the eastern fringes of the city where the impact was apparently felt the most. Teghoria area of North 24 Parganas district woke up to submerged streets on Thursday.
Thu, May 21, 2020
‘No labourers, running out of stock’: How eastern India’s largest wholesale market is dealing with the lockdownSubscriber Only
April 02, 2020 06:48 IST
Posta, which would see retailers from neighbouring states like Assam and Sikkim, among others, hasn’t seen any buyers from neighbouring states.
Thu, Apr 02, 2020
Why Basu Chatterjee’s interpretation of Byomkesh Bakshi is the gold standardSubscriber Only
March 29, 2020 16:31 IST
Rajit Kapur, who played the detective with such ebullient, cocky enthusiasm, was and still is the definitive Byomkesh Bakshi for most Indians. A remarkable feat considering the character has been played on screen by a galaxy of stars including Uttam Kumar, Jisshu Sengupta, Anirban Bhattacharya, Dhritiman Chatterjee and even filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh.
Thu, Jun 04, 2020
Delhi: United by pain and hope, Hindus, Muslims pick up pieces at Chand BaghSubscriber Only
February 28, 2020 21:38 IST
"The mob didn't care I was Hindu. They just wanted blood. My Muslim friends helped me salvage some stock," says Ganesh Pandey, whose fruit shop was burnt down.
Fri, Feb 28, 2020
Delhi violence: How can anyone do this to my school, asks a past studentSubscriber Only
February 27, 2020 21:19 IST
Arun Modern Senior Secondary School in the northeast Delhi neighbourhood of Brijpuri was vandalised and gutted by a mob on Tuesday evening. An ex-student, who now owns a shoe shop nearby and was a witness to the violence, shares his account.
Thu, Feb 27, 2020
Stranded with a dead body in GTB hospital, this shopkeeper wants Arvind Kejriwal to interveneSubscriber Only
February 26, 2020 10:17 IST
GTB hospital has seen a rush of people injured in clashes among anti- and pro-CAA activists.
Wed, Feb 26, 2020
From bhalo chele to a controversial politician, Tapas Paul’s rocky journeySubscriber Only
February 18, 2020 18:25 IST
For a generation of Bengalis, Tapas Paul, who passed away late Monday night, was almost always the wronged man.
Tue, Feb 18, 2020
Tiger widows of Sunderbans: In the shadow of mangroves, tale of courage and hopeSubscriber Only
February 14, 2020 19:19 IST
The West Bengal government claims that since 2009, 100,000 women are being trained to be independent through vocations such as embroidery, bee-keeping, tailoring, etc.
Fri, Feb 14, 2020
How Wendell Rodricks taught a generation of Indian gay men to be comfortable in their skinSubscriber Only
February 13, 2020 15:45 IST
We treated Wendell Rodricks like an anomaly, who was leading this strange life of domesticity in Goa.
Thu, Feb 13, 2020
‘Instead of abusing us, why can’t BJP talk of education, infra’: Hurt, anger in seat that houses Shaheen BaghSubscriber Only
January 28, 2020 20:27 IST
Even a month ago, not many would have guessed that a mohalla in Okhla would come to dominate discourse around Delhi Assembly elections. As BJP top guns make Shaheen Bagh a poll plank, we find out what the voters here aspire for.
Tue, Jan 28, 2020
Kolkata: Tired of physical abuse, gay man files complaint against parentsSubscriber Only
November 19, 2019 20:50 IST
Things took a turn for the worse, says Subhankar, when his parents insisted that he get married to a girl. “I told them I can't think of anyone apart from my boyfriend in that way. Even if they break us up, I will be with another boy,” says Subhankar.
Wed, Nov 20, 2019
The master of weepy blockbusters with melodramatic battles over fishSubscriber Only
August 04, 2019 06:30 IST
The Tollywood director burst into the scene in the early 1980s, when the Bengali film industry was in mourning. Its reigning deity, Uttam Kumar, had passed away.
Sun, Aug 04, 2019
The Vanishing: A Kolkata magician’s death puts the spotlight on his artSubscriber Only
June 30, 2019 05:30 IST
A magician died in Kolkata, trying to replicate American stuntman Harry Houdini’s famous escape act. Is it a sign of the flailing fortune of magic in India?
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