The Loneliness of the Single Proprietor Prasun Chaudhuri Prasun Chaudhuri brings you a handful of stories from Calcutta's streets Sankarshan Thakur The Telegraph

“The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.” –Henrik Ibsen Paromita Kar debabratee

Kandnageet is a kind of keening or lament, only not for the dear departed, but for oneself, about accursed lives caught in a web of social taboos and restrictions. Prasun Chaudhuri has the story Sankarshan Thakur telegraphindia.com/life/gently-do…

Story of one of the oldest settlements of Christians in Calcutta, from Prasun Chaudhuri The Telegraph Sankarshan Thakur telegraphindia.com/life/taltala-t…

To think none of it would exist if one little boy had not got waylaid by pirates..

To Park Street. With Love ❤️

Bahurupis are traditional rural actors or natas. The Jataka tales, Puranas and even Alberuni's Tahqiq-i-Hind make note of their presence. Upala Sen Paromita Kar debabratee telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/mi…

RIP Gyalo Thondup. His struggle for Tibet's independence will be remembered forever. Those who think the Tibetans gave in to Chinese incursion in 1959, please read his autobiography telegraphindia.com/7-days/the-old… Sankarshan Thakur Upala Sen Paromita Kar debabratee

The challenge in theatre is to be able to sustain it all; you can never get every aspect of a play right in one show. In cinema you can fix it. People said in Black Warrant every moment is so beautiful. I say, yes, you can choose and fix it zahan kapoor Sankarshan Thakur The Telegraph

ELEPHANTS REMEMBERER The recently released film Mayanagar has turned the spotlight on the tragic genius of Amar Ghosh and, by association, on the wealth that was Calcutta's theatrepara. Over to Prasun Chaudhuri The Telegraph Sankarshan Thakur

"Psychiatric practice has helped me hone myself into a better actor. Also acting helps me to be a better doctor. Better listener and a keen observer of human nature."

The fusion of traditions that is the Bengali calendar Prasun Chaudhuri The Telegraph Sankarshan Thakur

“We were wrong to think class struggle will take care of caste discrimination” Prasun Chaudhuri interviews M A Baby The Telegraph Sankarshan Thakur

What happens when we dont give peace a chance The Telegraph Sankarshan Thakur

Rumpa Das and Subrata Ghosh climbed Mt Everest. He didn’t make it back, she did. Between the two of them, they frame the story of the mountaineers of Bengal. Prasun Chaudhuri reports The Telegraph Sankarshan Thakur telegraphindia.com/life/rumpa-das…

The boatwoman of Jalangi Prasun Chaudhuri The Telegraph telegraphindia.com/life/she-just-…

THE COUNTLESS TO COUNT The last census was held in 2011, the next is scheduled for 2027. What May have fallen through that gaping chasm, and what may have been skewed? Prasun Chaudhuri talks to experts Sankarshan Thakur The Telegraph

The Lost Count. What a delayed census means Prasun Chaudhuri The Telegraph Sankarshan Thakur

What are the damages caused by 6-year delay of a Census to the most populous nation? Hungry billion... Gerrymandering... Data Doctoring...

Before I come face to face with him that day in a coffee shop, I catch a glimpse of him through the shop window… his face is covered with a flowing beard and his hair is worn long. Prasun Chaudhuri interviews Jayant Kripalani The Telegraph Sankarshan Thakur telegraphindia.com/life/i-didnt-g…