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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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West Bengal election 2016: The writing on the wallSubscriber Only
April 13,2016 00:40:43 AM
The graffiti is one of many in a battle being waged on the walls of Bengal.
Wed, Apr 13, 2016
Kolkata’s 195-yr-old Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy: The last bastion of the rapidly declining community in IndiaSubscriber Only
April 10,2016 00:56:25 AM
The school is the jewel in the crown of the once-flourishing Armenian community in Kolkata.
Sun, Apr 10, 2016
A day in the life of Vinod Sonkar, fruit vendor near the flyover collapse site in KolkataSubscriber Only
April 10,2016 00:01:57 AM
He lost his cart and stock of fruits, but 10 days after the flyover collapse, Vinod Sonkar is back in Burra Bazar, scared but with many more stories to tell.
Sun, Apr 10, 2016
Vivekananda flyover collapse: No early way back home for evacuated familiesSubscriber Only
April 07,2016 12:24:19 PM
Nearly a week later, the families are yet to return, convinced that the administration’s promises of “alternative arrangement” and safety are as hollow as their chances of quick return.
Thu, Apr 07, 2016
PM Modi’s popularity will pave way for BJP win: Nagendranath OjhaSubscriber Only
April 04,2016 01:36:51 AM
Attacking Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the BJP leader said, “She has just implemented some central schemes and passed them as her own. I have tried to let people know that very fact.”
Mon, Apr 04, 2016Alliance has changed, not people’s faith : MahatoSubscriber Only
April 04,2016 01:31:58 AM
“There is no way I will lose this seat. People of the area have faith in me,” says the Congress candidate from the area .
Mon, Apr 04, 2016
Kolkata flyover crash: ‘It took away my husband…I don’t want to lose my son’Subscriber Only
April 02,2016 00:54:56 AM
Just about a kilometre apart, two families, unknown to each other, are united in their grief
Sat, Apr 02, 2016
West Bengal polls: In Jangalmahal, their world revolves around the bicycles Didi gave themSubscriber Only
March 31,2016 02:54:44 AM
The cycle came to her last month under Mamata Banerjee’s Sabooj Sathi scheme for girls in classes X and XII.
Thu, Mar 31, 2016
Mamata Banerjee tells Jangalmahal what she did that Left Front and BJP didn’tSubscriber Only
March 29,2016 01:40:55 AM
Mamata said the people of Bengal will never let the CPM or the Congress return, nor let the BJP enter. “We don’t need an alliance.”
Tue, Mar 29, 2016Heard in Kharagpur: ‘Came to see PM… BJP won’t make a mark here’Subscriber Only
March 28,2016 00:33:32 AM
“Will he be able to stop the police from harassing us? Who will buy stuff from us if the shop is open till midnight? Moreover, keeping my shop open late into the night is not as important for me as is the facilities that are needed for the education of my children,” she said.
Mon, Mar 28, 2016
Hearing Azaan, PM Narendra Modi pauses speech at Kharagpur election rallySubscriber Only
March 28,2016 00:25:53 AM
"Azaan(call to prayer) was on, there shouldn't be any problem in anyone's prayers because of us, that is why I paused for few moments," said Modi.
Mon, Mar 28, 2016
Fighting the odds in Bengal polls, these two candidates are ‘beacons of hope’ for transgender communitySubscriber Only
March 27,2016 01:43:43 AM
While 39-year-old Bobby Halder would be contesting against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from Bhawanipore, Shankari Mandal (30) would be fighting it out at Jadavpur.
Sun, Mar 27, 2016
In Netaji Bose’s family, 3 generations of politicians but ‘not just politicians’Subscriber Only
March 21,2016 01:39:28 AM
He explained: “Had Netaji been alive, he wouldn’t have allowed any member of his family to be in politics. So particular was he about not showing favouritism.”
Mon, Mar 21, 2016
Wish Upon a Star: How Kolkata’s sex workers are training for the spotlightSubscriber Only
March 20,2016 00:00:01 AM
Sex workers in Kolkata respond to a new workshop with gusto. It doesn’t teach them how to make papad, but primes them for a career in TV.
Sun, Mar 20, 2016
Mother Teresa to become saint on September 4, Sisters of Charity excitedSubscriber Only
March 16,2016 00:51:48 AM
Francis made the announcement at a meeting of cardinals to give the final approval to several sainthood causes.
Wed, Mar 16, 2016
I miss the peaceful life I had: Kaustabh ModakSubscriber Only
March 12,2016 17:32:34 PM
Kaustabh Modak, 23, Assistant Manager, ITC, on moving from Nagpur to Kolkata.
Sat, Mar 12, 2016
In Bengal, Rs 1-crore lottery winner has no idea what he will do with the moneySubscriber Only
March 12,2016 03:15:03 AM
Mohijul’s wife wants ‘proper’ education in English-medium school for 10-month-old daughter.
Sat, Mar 12, 2016
Meeting the AsursSubscriber Only
March 06,2016 00:11:00 AM
HRD Minister Smriti Irani expressed shock in Parliament at anyone describing Durga as a goddess who “entices” Mahishasur, a “brave, self-respecting leader”.
Sun, Mar 06, 2016Meet the Asurs — a marginal tribe that describes Durga as a goddess who enticed MahishasurSubscriber Only
March 06,2016 00:03:17 AM
This tribe in eastern India have for years held on to this narrative, fighting bias, odds
Thu, Dec 08, 2016
Transgender harassed, OC demoted in Kolkata for ‘insensitive handling’ of caseSubscriber Only
March 04,2016 00:51:22 AM
Anurag Maitreyi, a city-based gender activist was harassed and beaten up by a group of men near the Jatin Das Metro station in south Kolkata in October last year.
Fri, Mar 04, 2016
For country, Not king: Controversies around the national anthemSubscriber Only
February 28,2016 00:01:02 AM
Rabindranath Tagore’s Jana Gana Mana speaks not of borders that divide, but is an act of inclusion.
Sun, Feb 28, 2016
Teachers, students stop ABVP rally from entering JU campusSubscriber Only
February 19,2016 00:11:08 AM
The rally was taken out a day after BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha had said that JU students should be “beaten up” for indulging in anti-national activities in the name of protests against the arrest of JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar.
Fri, Feb 19, 2016
Posters calling for ‘azadi’ put up in Jadavpur University, ABVP tears them downSubscriber Only
February 17,2016 21:24:56 PM
The vice-chancellor of the university Suranjan Das, said that the posters had been put up by 'fringe elements'.
Thu, Feb 18, 2016
Genetic study suggests caste began to dictate marriage from Gupta reignSubscriber Only
February 16,2016 02:02:18 AM
The study took samples from Khatris of northern India, Brahmins of Bengal and Gujarat, Iyers and other Dravidian speakers of the south, Marathas of Maharashtra and several tribes of central and southern India, as well as Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Tue, Feb 16, 2016
Happily ever afterSubscriber Only
February 14,2016 01:14:25 AM
Forced into child marriage, a young tribal girl finds love as well as independence.
Sun, Feb 14, 2016Journalism of Courage
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