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Dola Mitra learnt the ropes of reporting in Washington DC but it was the charms of another ancient eastern coastal city which eventually tied her down. And that was her beloved ancestral home, Calcutta. 

It is here, she discovered, that the best stories were, lurking virtually in every corner. 

And so in Calcutta Corner, Outlook's Bengal correspondent, who has been writing on everything from its politics to its people, from its culture to its cuisine, reflects on every aspect of its life. 

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  • How Calcutta Women Used Humour To Handle Sexual Harassment Before #MeToo
    How Calcutta Women Used Humour To Handle Sexual Harassment Before #MeToo
    "But, we are tired of having to use our wits and humor to handle the harassment.”
    Nov 17, 2018
  • Durga Puja In Calcutta A Parable Of Life
    Durga Puja In Calcutta A Parable Of Life
    Ostentatious celebration of Durga Puja in Calcutta is traced back to the early 1700s when Bengal’s zamindars outdid each other in displaying their influence, power and wealth by spending large sums of money in festivities.
    Oct 17, 2018
  • 'Dawshobhuja A Durgachitra' On This Durga Puja
    'Dawshobhuja A Durgachitra' On This Durga Puja
    Dawshobhuja A Durgachitra, a musical video launched by classical musician Kumar Mukherjee, delineates a day in the life of a Bengali family immersed in Durga Puja celebrations.
    Oct 03, 2018
  • With A Formidable BJP, Is Mamata Worried About Hindu Votes?
    With A Formidable BJP, Is Mamata Worried About Hindu Votes?
    If religion was an issue in largely “secular” West Bengal, it was years of allegation against the ruling parties by Opposition that they are engaged in “appeasement” of a particular community.
    Sep 17, 2018
  • Somnath Da: The Dark Secret And The Deep Hurt
    Somnath Da: The Dark Secret And The Deep Hurt
    Indeed when the former Lok Sabha speaker, Somnath Chatterjee, was expelled from the CPI(M) in 2008, it was almost unthinkable considering the position the veteran politician enjoyed in his party which he joined in 1968.
    Aug 13, 2018
  • BJP And Trinamool Play NRC With Bengal As Goal
    BJP And Trinamool Play NRC With Bengal As Goal
    The NRC was like a carrot and stick for Bengali Hindus because after Assam, Bengal probably has the highest concentration of “illegal immigrants” from Bangladesh.
    Aug 09, 2018
  • NRC Fallout: Sleepless Nights For Calcutta Now?
    NRC Fallout: Sleepless Nights For Calcutta Now?
    The more immediate source of tension in Calcutta currently is the possibility that the forty lakh people who were declared illegal by the neighbouring state could try to flee Assam and enter the city as refugees.
    Jul 31, 2018
  • RIP 'Milon Da'! Most Jadavpur University's Kinships Started At This Chaiwala's Canteen
    RIP 'Milon Da'! Most Jadavpur University's Kinships Started At This Chaiwala's Canteen
    Over decades, hundreds and thousands of people had descended on the tiny cafeteria which he ran in a corner of a college campus – Calcutta’s Jadavpur University.
    Jul 25, 2018
  • Beyond Hobby: How Amateur Operators Are Turning Ham Radio Socially Useful
    Beyond Hobby: How Amateur Operators Are Turning Ham Radio Socially Useful
    Mountaineer Chhanda Gayen wouldn’t have got permanently lost on her 2014 expedition if she were fitted with a transceiver. That sums up the utility of ham radios for individuals in moments of crisis, which is where certain teams have found a niche.
    Jul 18, 2018
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