08-Dec-2022 Contractor’s failure to pay wages leaves Bengal migrant workers in distress 16 migrant workers struggle to get their dues in Maharashtra
08-Nov-2022 Autumn arrives in Bengal bringing Kaashphool and new business prospects The once romanticised grass-flower has become a source of steady income
13-Oct-2022 Stone quarries and mines shut down across Birbhum: Unemployment, Silicosis haunt workers They were shut down after authorities deemed them illegal, but now lives and livelihoods of thousands of people are in jeopardy
27-Sep-2022 Lockdown took away our livelihood, the Ganges took our home Residents of Bengal share agonising details of floods and destruction
12-Sep-2022 Rising cooking gas prices: Birbhum residents ask how they will eat, if they can’t afford to cook? Low-income families in rural Bengal are already struggling financially due to inflation
11-Aug-2022 From popcorn sellers to plumbers, the Covid 19 Lockdown spared no one! Four men, all part of the informal economy, tell us how they are still struggling to make a living
01-Apr-2022 What does the mask hide? Chhau masks are made of paper, cloth and clay and can withstand time, but not a failing market
31-Mar-2022 CJP Impact: Four migrant workers from Birbhum district get long overdue wages CJP fellow’s intervention led to release of dues to the tune of Rs 1,80,000
26-Mar-2022 Hate Watch: ‘Swami’ Sanjay Prabhakaranand mangles popular patriotic song to spread hate The song, "Aao Bachcho Tumhen Dikhayen" is now worded to verbally abuse Mamata Banerjee and target Muslims!
10-Jan-2022 Pattachitra: Where paintings tell a story Hindus and Muslims sing and paint together, and hope that the tradition survives
13-Nov-2021 Nolen Gur, the sweet syrupy taste of a Bengali winter Date molasses are liquid gold for cultivators with demand skyrocketing this time of the year
03-Nov-2021 When you buy earthen lamps, you light up a craftsperson’s home Though the demand has fallen, yet potters carry on
22-Oct-2021 Victory! WB gov’t includes Gangadhar Pramanik’s name in electoral roll CJP had helped get him released from an Assam detention centre
16-Oct-2021 A serene scenic tourist spot awaits visitors Mukutmanipur in West Bengal's Bankura district lies desolate, its economy is in tatters