Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay

Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay

Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay, Senior Deputy Editor, has been reporting for Frontline from West Bengal since November 1998. He loves jazz and sports and plays the guitar. He is an avid reader and a philatelist.

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Panchanan Mondal with the boat he built in 2022, which lies in wait to find a home in Gujarat’s National Maritime Heritage Complex.

Chhot boats: A Bengali tradition runs aground

The chhot, the traditional sail boat that ruled the rivers of Bengal, is now just a showpiece.

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During a 2018 clash between BJP and Trinamool activists, while votes were being counted in Birbhum district.

Spate of violence rocks West Bengal ahead of panchayat elections

The tussle in the State is directly linked to economic control of areas.

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A wreckage after explosion at the illegal firecracker factory in Egra in East Midnapore.

Egra firecracker factory blast exposes West Bengal’s deteriorating law and order situation

The tragedy, which claimed the lives of nine people and left many injured, has taken a political turn ahead of the panchayat election.

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Samaresh Majumdar (1944-2023): Literary colossus who captivated generations

Bengali literature bids farewell to an icon whose versatile storytelling and political vision left an indelible mark on the cultural landscape.

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Calcutta HC stays Visva Bharati eviction order on Amartya Sen’s ancestral land

Amidst political drama, the university has been restrained from evicting Sen from his land in Santiniketan pending hearing of stay application.

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Abhijit Pundari (face covered), accused in Trinamool MLA Satyajit Biswas’ murder, being produced in a court in Nadia district of West Bengal in 2019.

Contract killings on the rise in West Bengal

The frequency of such incidents highlights the changing face of politics in Bengal, from ideology-driven politics to muscle power politics.

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Mukul Roy arrives at Nizam Palace, Kolkata, to appear before the CBI in connection to the Narada Sting operation case in September 2019.

The curious case of Mukul Roy

Mukul Roy, who returned to the Trinamool in 2021, now says he never left the BJP, creating a stir in political circles.

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Violence erupted in parts of Howrah with several vehicles torched during Ram Navami.

Were Ram Navami clashes in West Bengal orchestrated for political ends?

The State government’s inability to prevent the recent communal flare-up raises questions.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah with an ‘ektara’, a traditional musical instrument, during a public meeting at Suri in Birbhum district, on April 14, 2023.

Amit Shah urges West Bengal voters to give BJP over 35 seats in 2024 election

The Union Home Minister said the seats will ensure Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s return to power for a third consecutive term.

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Opposition parties are prioritising a common fight against the Modi government and standing by Rahul Gandhi. In pic, Mamata Banerjee and Akhilesh Yadav.

Is a non-Congress third front now a distant dream?

Opposition parties are now realigning battle lines, possibly seeing the political value in Rahul Gandhi’s emergence as a unifying symbol of sacrifice.

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The alchemy of listening

Bob Dylan attempts to unravel the mystery of a song—what it is that makes it survive and connect with listeners.

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Historian Romila Thapar (at the centre of the podium) speaks at The Idea of India Conference arranged by Seagull in Kolkata in 2017.

Seagull Books’ initiative aims to take apart idea of history as a monolith

A series of monographs named “History for Peace Tracts” will critically rethink contemporary issues.

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