A moving portrait of Chapal Bhaduri, the last great female impersonator of Bengali theater, whose struggle for artistic identity mirrors the shifting gender and cultural landscape of Kolkata’s stage.
Sandip Roy, a Kolkata-based writer and longtime radio voice, hosts dispatches on KALW and writes a regular column for Mint Lounge. His debut novel Don’t Let Him Know was longlisted for the 2016 DSC Prize.
Sandip Roy, a Kolkata-based writer and longtime radio voice, hosts dispatches on KALW and writes a regular column for Mint Lounge. His debut novel Don’t Let Him Know was longlisted for the 2016 DSC Prize.
A moving portrait of Chapal Bhaduri, the last great female impersonator of Bengali theater, whose struggle for artistic identity mirrors the shifting gender and cultural landscape of Kolkata’s stage.
BY Sandip Roy 5 January 2026
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