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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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July 13,2016 00:12:21 AM
The death of paranormal investigator Gaurav Tiwari has put the spotlight on a little-known profession
Wed, Jul 13, 2016
Body of workSubscriber Only
June 19,2016 00:01:31 AM
For a long time, Manohar Aich was an exotic exception in a cerebral Bengali male world. He would probably have felt more at home today.
Sun, Jun 19, 2016
One of oldest photo studios in the world, Kolkata’s Bourne & Shepherd shuts downSubscriber Only
June 17,2016 04:47:01 AM
Once an important landmark of the city, an assortment of imported vehicles would be parked outside the building through the 1940s to the 1980s, say an admirer
Fri, Jun 17, 2016
An hour upon the stageSubscriber Only
June 05,2016 01:30:53 AM
A photo exhibition in Kolkata on the last generation of jatra artistes reveals the people holding up a dying art form.
Sun, Jun 05, 2016
Around the world on Grindr: Finding love in the Time of GPSSubscriber Only
June 05,2016 01:00:41 AM
What do you do when you just can’t date in your backyard? Download an app, and take a trip around the world.
Sun, Jun 05, 2016
Remembering Rituparno Ghosh: Female GazeSubscriber Only
May 31,2016 00:19:02 AM
On the film-maker's third anniversary, we remember one of Indian film industry's revolutionary film-makers, Rituparno Ghosh.
Sun, May 30, 2021
Back from Everest, Kolkata’s frostbitten survivor plans her next climbSubscriber Only
May 30,2016 01:19:22 AM
Sunita, 42, who was a part of the tragic Everest expedition of May 20, was flown into the city on Saturday evening.
Mon, May 30, 2016
A day in the life of a CPM office in Kolkata: ‘We are in hiding’Subscriber Only
May 29,2016 00:10:17 AM
Jyoti Basu’s laminated photo is the only spot of colour in an office with three leaders buried under papers, posters, and hemmed in, they say, by TMC threat
Sun, May 29, 2016
The Nation and the GoddessSubscriber Only
May 17,2016 00:00:28 AM
Abanindranath Tagore’s iconic 1905 watercolour Bharat Mata is now on display at the Victoria Memorial Hall.
Tue, May 17, 2016
Is ABVP targetting women at Jadavpur University?Subscriber Only
May 12,2016 18:52:37 PM
ABVP and Left-backed student groups had clashed on the campus over the screening of director Vivek Agnihotri’s film Buddha in a Traffic Jam, triggering off chaos — some girls were allegedly molested.
Thu, May 12, 2016
Outside JU gates, ABVP threatens to ‘chop off legs of anti-nationals’Subscriber Only
May 10,2016 00:44:43 AM
The rally organised by the ABVP state unit on Monday to protest against “growing anti-nationalism in educational institutions”, accused JU students of targeting a Dalit, Sandip Das, due to his caste.
Tue, May 10, 2016
‘No ABVP unit here, so where do supporters come from’Subscriber Only
May 08,2016 12:16:34 PM
‘Outsiders’ presence’ worry students, ask ABVP ‘sympathisers’ to out selves.
Sun, May 08, 2016
West Bengal Governor expresses concern: ‘JU fast turning into centre for disturbance’Subscriber Only
May 08,2016 11:50:18 AM
Vice-Chancellor says FIR lodged against four outsiders, including three from ABVP, for ‘molesting girls’
Sun, May 08, 2016
JU becoming centre for disturbance: West Bengal GovernorSubscriber Only
May 08,2016 00:38:40 AM
Rival groups of students clashed at the university campus yesterday over the screening of Vivek Agnihotri-directed political film 'Buddha in a Traffic Jam'.
Sun, May 08, 2016
Anupam Kher’s ‘Buddha in a Traffic Jam’ screened in open air amid protests on Jadavpur campusSubscriber Only
May 07,2016 05:49:14 AM
Jadavpur University: Both Agnihotri and actor Anupam Kher, who features in the film, were supposed to be present for the screening.
Sat, May 07, 2016
West Bengal elections: In the eyes of three votersSubscriber Only
May 05,2016 20:15:34 PM
As the last phase of the prolonged six-phase election ended today, we try and put forth some of the many realities of the state through three conversations.
Thu, May 05, 2016
All that’s Left is not right for Didi’s goonsSubscriber Only
May 04,2016 04:38:28 AM
On April 30, a group of alleged Trinamool Congress supporters had assaulted Priti because her grandfather had voted despite the ruling party cadres warning him not to.
Wed, May 04, 2016
Riya Sarkar — the first transgender person in India to preside over a polling boothSubscriber Only
April 30,2016 03:41:31 AM
But Sarkar, who on Saturday will become the first transgender person in India to preside over a polling booth will have the additional responsibility of creating history.
Fri, Nov 24, 2017
West Bengal: BJP’s Roopa Ganguly flexes her muscle, Shukla lodges complaintSubscriber Only
April 26,2016 01:54:47 AM
Ganguly was in confrontation all day; her Trinamool Congress opponent in Howrah North, cricketer Laxmi Ratan Shukla, lodged a complaint against her for allegedly threatening the presiding officers of polling booths.
Tue, Apr 26, 2016
Mamata Banerjee’s Big Ben stands tall in Trinamool poll campaignSubscriber Only
April 25,2016 04:14:44 AM
In Trinamool Congress’ election campaign, it clocks itself in as a major plank through which the party has projected Bidhannagar as the “model of development”.
Mon, Apr 25, 2016
Somewhere in North KolkataSubscriber Only
April 24,2016 00:00:34 AM
A flyover crash brings Burrabazar into focus — once a hub of affluent Marwaris, it is now a place for those who have nowhere to go.
Sun, Apr 24, 2016
Nepali and Darjeeling: The importance of the language in Gorkhaland movementSubscriber Only
April 23,2016 13:20:56 PM
CM Mamata Banerjee had included Nepali as one of the six "second official" languages of the state. However, till date Nepali is not offered as an optional subject in the West Bengal Civil Services Examination.
Thu, Nov 09, 2017
West Bengal Elections: Today in one corner of Kolkata, a symbolic victory for transgenders, a hope for futureSubscriber Only
April 21,2016 04:13:19 AM
Protima will work with the EC-appointed polling agents in the booth, as as local representative.
Thu, Apr 21, 2016
In Naxalbari, farmers face new bane: land sharksSubscriber Only
April 16,2016 02:35:36 AM
A local property broker claimed land prices in the area have gone up by almost 60 per cent. “We make about two to three deals every month,” he added.
Sat, Apr 16, 2016
West Bengal: In this village of 70 wells, 65 dry up in four monthsSubscriber Only
April 15,2016 01:14:56 AM
Matigara-Naxalbari constituency is reserved for Scheduled Castes. The Congress was in alliance with TMC when Malakar won in 2011; it has partnered the Left now.
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