Susanti Sarkar
Journalist with a passion for delving into socio-political issues and aspiring author obsessed with the classics and sarcastic romance novels.
Susanti Sarkar
Fiery works of Indian feminist writers
October 29, 2021
Often shackled by a society that still runs on a patriarchal set of values, for centuries feminist fiction has been an imperative way for Indian women to bare their hearts through writing for centuries, starting with iconic Mughal women like Nur Jahan and Zeb-un-Nissa. During the...
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Male beauty influencers in India break gender stereotypes
October 24, 2021
As in most countries around the world, India’s USD 11 billion beauty industry has always largely focused on women. Even when the target is men, attention is mainly limited to skincare, geared towards skin whitening or bleaching or making someone more ‘masculine’. Anything o...
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Poignant portrayal of sexual assault in Indian cinema
October 22, 2021
On October 17, renowned filmmaker Aparna Sen’s The Rapist (2021) won the prestigious Kim Jiseok award at the 26th Busan International Film Festival. The bold film deals with Konkona Sen Sharma’s character, Naina’s, trauma in the aftermath of her horrifying rape, and how her...
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NCB chasing media hype, as drugs business booms in India
October 21, 2021
Just over a year after it had kept the national media attention and, by extension the national focus, on Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty, by arresting her on drug-related charges, the Narcotics Control Bureau is back at it, this time with Aryan Khan, the son of top A-lister of...
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Kamal Singh: India’s first ballet dancer at English National Ballet School
October 18, 2021
Growing up in Vikaspuri, South West Delhi, as the son of an e-rickshaw driver, 17-year-old Kamal Singh never imagined he would become a professional dancer, let alone in one of the rarest traditional arts seen in India: ballet. “I always liked to dance at family parties and lik...
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Forest Act amendments strike at heart of Indian forests
October 16, 2021
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing lockdowns, despite some environmental benefits such as the large decline in air pollution, the world’s looming environmental crisis has raged on. Globally, the destruction of rainforests was up by 12 pc in 2020 from 2019, and according to ...
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156% rise in downloads of Indian health and fitness apps
October 13, 2021
With the start of the Covid-19 induced, nationwide lockdown in March 2020, thousands of gyms and sports complexes across India were forced to shut down, some for as long as six months without relief in the worst-affected cities. Even as lockdown restrictions were slowly being lif...
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International Day of the Girl Child 2021: Pandemic widens gender gap in India
October 11, 2021
Initiated in 1995 at Beijing’s World Conference on Women, the idea of International Day of the Girl Child was born due to the necessity of recognition and redressal of specific challenges faced by girls around the world, and uplift them in society through progress in their educ...
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Growing gender gap in STEM jobs in India
October 10, 2021
With the digital revolution rapidly gaining ground in India, driven by enormous investments in technology and a huge market of digitally-connected users, currently at 560 million consumers, the country is well on its way to possibly becoming one of the world leaders in science an...
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Explore different faces of Ramlila
October 7, 2021
Ramayana, India’s best-known historical epic, tells the tale of the Indian Prince Lord Ram, whose wife Sita is stolen from him by the ten-headed demon King Ravana and taken to his mountain kingdom. Aided by his brother Lakshman and the loyal monkey god Hanuman, Ram eventually r...
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Get a taste of Europe at Sula Vineyards
October 6, 2021
Nestled in a beautiful setting in Nashik, away from the noisy hustle and bustle of Mumbai, Sula Vineyards is the perfect location for a activity-packed day outing or a short trip with one’s family and friends, couples and solo travelers. Nashik’s popularity and reputation for...
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Dangerous silence around male sex abuse in India
October 4, 2021
In 2018, a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a national public health agency of the United States, revealed that nearly a quarter (24.8 pc) of men in the US had experienced some form of contact sexual violence in their lifetime, and about one in four ...
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