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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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Five reasons why Srijit Mukherji’s ‘Rajkahini’ doesn’t live up to its promise
October 18, 2015 17:05 IST
Srijit Mukherji’s 'Rajkahini', a Bengali film that can be best described as a partition period drama, opened to rousing critical acclaim in the crucial Durga Puja friday (October 16).
Tue, Oct 20, 2015
Durga’s Drummer Girls: The dhak gets a welcome feminine touch
October 18, 2015 01:00 IST
Here are Uma and her girls, swaying before us to the rhythm of their own beats and lost in a trance. They seem to demonstrate the perfect way to welcome the embodiment of feminine power that is Durga.
Sun, Oct 18, 2015
I have developed a love for Bengali: Nurgen Lama
October 18, 2015 01:00 IST
Nurgen Lama, 26, a bank employee on shifting from Kurseong to Kolkata.
Sun, Oct 18, 2015
Five reasons why Kolkata has a flyover called Ma running through its heart
October 14, 2015 21:16 IST
Durga puja is around the corner and for these few days in Bengal anything suffixed with the letters “m” and “a” sells.
Wed, Oct 14, 2015
God of All Things
October 14, 2015 00:05 IST
An Ardhanarishvara Durga idol is being worshipped at a pandal in Kolkata.
Wed, Oct 14, 2015
Harshali Malhotra of Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Parth Bhalerao of Killa: Meet Bollywood’s child stars
September 27, 2015 08:15 IST
2015 has been a good year for children in both mainstream and regional films. Here’s a look at some of those who delivered sterling performances on screen.
Sun, Sep 27, 2015
How do I love Dhee? Bangladesh’s first comic to feature a lesbian woman
September 13, 2015 01:00 IST
Conceived and developed by Boys of Bangladesh, the country’s largest gay rights group, this is being seen as a landmark project, especially in a country scarred by extremist politics.
Sun, Sep 13, 2015
FTII alumni, including Rajkummar Rao, tell what the institute has meant to their careers in cinema
August 30, 2015 08:00 IST
The debate over who should head the Film and Television Institute of India has raised the question: why do we need an FTII? Five alumni tell Premankur Biswas what the institute has meant to their careers in cinema.
Sun, Aug 30, 2015
Home and Away: Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin talks about film inspired by her exile
August 30, 2015 08:00 IST
Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin on the film inspired by her exile and the dangerous situation for free thinkers in her homeland.
Sun, Aug 30, 2015
2011 Kolkata AMRI hospital fire: ‘We won’t let them get away’Subscriber Only
August 30, 2015 00:04 IST
The Uphaar case was different, says Paromita. ‘There, the victims had bought tickets to watch a movie. Here, the patients were under the care of a hospital,’ she says.
Sun, Aug 30, 2015
As heritage houses turn to dust in Kolkata, a new Plaster of Paris civic aesthetic takes flight
August 16, 2015 01:00 IST
In Kolkata, as heritage houses turn to dust, a new Plaster of Paris civic aesthetic takes flight.
Sun, Aug 16, 2015
Citizen Hope: A Kid With a CameraSubscriber Only
August 09, 2015 06:00 IST
Article 23 and 24 - All citizens shall have the right against exploitation
Sun, Aug 09, 2015
I love being out of my comfort zone: Unmesh Jadhav
August 02, 2015 01:00 IST
Unmesh Jadhav, 21, a student from Pune on getting used to life in Kolkata.
Sun, Aug 02, 2015
A Voice from Long Ago: Sashimukhi, not Gauhar Jaan, was the first Indian voice to be recorded
August 02, 2015 01:00 IST
On November 11, 1902, Gauhar Jaan sang into a recording horn. But hers is not the first voice to be recorded in India — it was young Sashimukhi who sang three days before. Who was she and how did she get lost in time?
Tue, Aug 04, 2015
It’ll take time for the city to accept me: Kanav Bakshi
July 05, 2015 01:00 IST
Kanav Bakshi, 23, Marketing Professional on moving from Ahmedabad to Kolkata.
Sun, Jul 05, 2015
Staying away from fireSubscriber Only
July 05, 2015 00:00 IST
The Centre plans to resettle over 1 lakh people away from the burning coal mines of Jharia in Jharkhand, but for many, the rehabilitation has brought with it a new set of worries.
Mon, Sep 23, 2019
The Neighbourhood WatchSubscriber Only
June 28, 2015 10:00 IST
The para in Kolkata is an organic vigilance system, established over generations. In the light of the Robinson Street tragedy, is it under threat?
Sun, Jun 28, 2015
Ramanand Sengupta: Life Through a Lens
June 21, 2015 09:31 IST
Ramanand Sengupta, a renowned cinematographer in Bengali cinema turns 100 and looks back at a career studded with great films.
Sun, Jun 21, 2015
West Bengal college welcomes India’s first transgender principalSubscriber Only
June 10, 2015 16:18 IST
Manabi Bandyopadhyay, 53, took charge of the Krishnanagar Women’s College on Tuesday, becoming the country’s first transgender principal.
Wed, Jun 10, 2015
College in Bengal to have country’s first transgender principalSubscriber Only
May 27, 2015 11:05 IST
Manabi Bandopadhyay will take charge of Krishnanagar Women’s college next month.
Wed, May 27, 2015
Five Suchitra Bhattacharya books that redefined feminist literature in Bengal
May 13, 2015 13:17 IST
The 65-year-old novelist succumbed to a cardiac arrest in her south-Kolkata residence last night but her worldview lives on in many of us.
Thu, May 14, 2015
Haunted by ‘mistakes’ of 34 yrs in BengalSubscriber Only
May 11, 2015 03:14 IST
Charka, a Muslim village surrounded by Hindu-dominated one, never really faced communal violence during the CPM reign.
Mon, May 11, 2015
Five reasons why most Bengalis will take to ‘Piku’ like fish to mustard oilSubscriber Only
May 09, 2015 12:36 IST
Of late, Bollywood is hell-bent on fetishising everything Bengali. Piku too thrives on these stereotypes but it also warms the cockles of the most hardboiled Bengali heart.
Sat, May 09, 2015
What drives gay men to marriage and deception?
May 03, 2015 01:00 IST
Why do homosexual men marry women and deceive them? That is a question Vedi’s suicide has thrown up.
Sun, May 03, 2015
I don’t believe in the term commercial cinema: Srijit Mukherji
April 05, 2015 08:28 IST
Srijit Mukherji, who won National Award Best Director for 'Chatushkone', on how Rituparno Ghosh’s untimely demise was a blow for the film.
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