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Achhutkanya: The Nachnis of Bengal

They change hands from one Rasik to the other since a tender age, forced to leave their impoverished homes in Purulia to be trained in vulgar dance shows. They are still the ‘cultural untouchables’ of India, yet the Nachnis of Bengal are a dancing community

December 13, 2024 11:38 AM

Abhijit Chakraborty

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Meet Kolkata’s ageless treasure collector

In one room of an old, three-storey house in North Kolkata’s Shyam Chand Mitra Lane sits a unique, rare treasure trove of artefacts, nurtured lovingly by its 95-year-old guardian, Sushil Kumar Chattopadhyay, fondly known as Nokubabu. Freelance photographer Abhijit Chakraborty’s lens brilliantly captures both the

November 28, 2024 5:15 AM

Abhijit Chakraborty

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Achhutkanya: The Nachnis of Bengal

Meet Kolkata’s ageless treasure collector

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