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Shreya Das
Shreya is Deputy Copy-Editor at the online desk of Indian Express. She likes to write on social media trends, gender issues, art and culture. She is based in Kolkata. The author is an alumnus of Calcutta University and Jadavpur University. She has been writing for Indian Express Online since 2015. Email - shreya.das@indianexpress.com
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Meet Assam’s Bikramjit Baulia, folk singer on call to help fight Covid blues
May 25, 2021 15:56 IST
Baulia’s initiative has inspired others to volunteer too — not just to sing, but also lend a ear to patients in isolation.
Thu, May 27, 2021
100 years of Satyajit Ray: Artist pays poignant tribute to the legend, reimagines his films posters amid Covid times
May 02, 2021 19:55 IST
Mumbai-based artist and short-filmmaker, Aniket Mitra reimagined ten of Ray's iconic films amid Covid time, and the posters have taken social media by storm. Keeping the original typography of Ray intact, he has portrayed present scenarios apt for each film's title.
Mon, May 03, 2021
A mask that grows into a tree: Why this idea from Mangaluru has become a pandemic hit
April 20, 2021 16:01 IST
For founder Nitin Vas the product and the company are much bigger than just making eco-friendly goods as his project generates employment in and around Pakshikere hamlet of Dakshina Kannada district
Tue, Apr 20, 2021
Library in a fridge: Kolkata teacher finds new way to inspire reading
April 02, 2021 11:29 IST
Patuli street library goes viral, couple now want to recreate success in other locations.
Sat, Apr 03, 2021
‘Wonderful, stressful’: Adil Teli who cycled from Kashmir to Kanyakumari in just 8 days
April 01, 2021 19:22 IST
Aiming to break a Guinness World Record (GWR) of the fastest K2K journey, 23-year-old man from Budgam pedalled the nearly 3,600 km journey in just eight days, 1 hour and 37 minutes.
Sat, Apr 03, 2021
Tamil Nadu cop stops biker on highway, the kind reason is winning the internet
March 25, 2021 17:49 IST
Arun Kumar Moolya, who is popularly known as 'AnnyArun' on the internet, said he is glad their collective efforts have moved people online.
Fri, Mar 26, 2021
Women’s Day special: 5 Indian cartoonists who are making waves through feminist art
March 08, 2021 10:00 IST
International Women's Day 2021: Incisive, funny and fiercely feminist cartoons, these artists don’t pull any punches.
Mon, Mar 08, 2021
‘Working from Cycle’: Three friends pedal from Mumbai to Kanyakumari without giving office a miss
January 20, 2021 20:31 IST
Bakcen George, Allwyn Joseph and Ratish Bhalerao decided to give a whole new meaning to Work-From-Home with their month-long cycling trip in the midst of the pandemic.
Sat, Jan 23, 2021
Kolkata’s only samovar tea shop is all about keeping the old brew steamingSubscriber Only
January 20, 2021 17:35 IST
At Bentinck Street’s 98-year-old shop the copper samovar pulls in hundreds every day for it unique taste and health benefits.
Wed, Jan 20, 2021
Newlyweds get praise after cleaning Karnataka beach before honeymoon
December 10, 2020 18:09 IST
Anudeep and Minusha Hegde rolled up their sleeves, got some garbage bags and cleaned up a beach in Karnataka soon after their wedding.
Fri, Dec 11, 2020
Love in the time of pandemic: Age does not come in way of couple talking up a new life
December 04, 2020 14:25 IST
Finding love for the second time -- it was nothing but a fortunate stroke of serendipity as to how Tarun Kanti Pal, 66, met his newlywed wife 63-year-old Swapna Roy.
Sat, Dec 05, 2020
Man posts photo wearing red lipstick after mother’s shaming, gets praise online
November 12, 2020 12:58 IST
A Kolkata resident posted a picture of him wearing red lipstick after he said his mother was shamed for it. The post has earned him plenty of praise and support on social media.
Fri, Nov 13, 2020
The silver lining: Cyclone and lockdown help Bengal village become new tourist magnetSubscriber Only
October 31, 2020 12:48 IST
Bortir Bill, a vast wetland surrounded by farmlands in 24 Parganas (North), located between Barasat and Barrackpore, has seen a huge influx of visitors in the recent past.
Mon, Nov 02, 2020
Flipkart apologises after official handle tells customer Nagaland is outside India
October 09, 2020 16:50 IST
The e-commerce giant deleted the controversial reply to a comment, but by then many had taken screenshots that were widely shared on social media and prompted outrage.
Sun, Oct 11, 2020
Netizens impressed by Kerala grandmother who uses a laptop to read news
September 26, 2020 18:50 IST
Her grandson who posted the pictures online said she has been reading news online for the past one month, after the family had to cancel the physical newspaper owing to Covid-19 fears, and she loves to read the newspaper.
Wed, Sep 30, 2020
Meet Anmol Bakaya, the YouTuber who chanted ‘Modiji’ for 24 hours on PM’s birthday
September 18, 2020 17:05 IST
"To be really honest, all the plans that I had went out of the window after first 12 hours, because till that point I was thinking 'Oh, it will be cool and fun to just do it', but time slowed down immensely," he said talking about his experience.
Sat, Sep 19, 2020
Music producer turns Kokilaben’s dialogues into a rap song, video is breaking the internet
August 21, 2020 16:39 IST
Singer-music producer Yashraj Mukhate, who often creates musical covers and spoof videos decided to use dialogues from earlier Star Plus show 'Saath Nibhana Saathiya' and give it a musical twist.
Sat, Aug 22, 2020
‘Stunning’: Youngsters in Maharashtra village create eco-friendly Ganesh portrait in a farm, video goes viral
August 21, 2020 15:02 IST
Pratik Tandale and his group of friends, all in their early 20s took on the mammoth task to create the big painting on the farm, which the artist said took around 45 days to finish, to spread festive cheer amid pandemic.
Sat, Aug 22, 2020
Meet the Chennai artist attempting world record by making Mahatma Gandhi’s portrait using coffee
August 15, 2020 19:16 IST
Sivaraman Rajalingam, in a solo-attempt tried to break the previous Guinness World Record for the largest coffee painting by drawing 74 faces of Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of 74th Independence Day.
Sat, Aug 15, 2020
Jodhpur restaurant’s special Covid Curry and Mask Naan have left people intrigued
August 01, 2020 17:15 IST
While the Covid Curry is a contemporary take on the malai kofta, with pointed crowns just like the novel coronavirus, the flatbread resembles a face mask.
Sat, Aug 01, 2020
A Taiwanese couple in their 80s have become Instagram’s latest fashion influencers — with people’s forgotten laundry
July 27, 2020 18:25 IST
At Wan-Sho Laundry in central Taiwan, run by owners -- Chang Wan-ji, 83 and his wife Hsu Sho-er, 84 -- while most garments that come for cleaning go back after the services, the ones left behind, sometimes for years, have now started featuring on Instagram.
Mon, Jul 27, 2020
Meet the wildlife photographer whose photo of black panther-leopard couple is going viral
July 24, 2020 11:20 IST
Taken by wildlife photographer Mithun H, the image titled ‘The Eternal Couple’, features Saaya, the black panther and Cleopatra, the Leopardess who have been courting for four years.
Sun, Jul 26, 2020
Forest official enters 100-feet-deep dry well to rescue leopard in Karnataka, earns praise online
July 21, 2020 16:49 IST
Five days after it fell in the well, the leopard was finally rescued by the team of Karnataka forest department and later released into the wild.
Wed, Jul 22, 2020
Meet the Karnataka man who built his house of dreams in the shape of a camera
July 15, 2020 17:21 IST
Ravi Hongal, a professional photographer from Belagavi, has built his house in the shape of a camera whose photos have taken social media by storm.
Fri, Jul 17, 2020
‘A declaration of war’: Restaurant’s banner on biryani policy has foodies locking horns online
July 03, 2020 19:24 IST
A popular Pune restaurant's banner on Biryani Policy has desi food lovers across the country defending their own cuisine online, while owner says it was done with a sense of humour and "not targeting any culture".
Mon, Jul 27, 2020Journalism of Courage
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