Amrita Dutta
@damrita
National Editor @scroll I Ex: @IndianExpress, Mint I [email protected] & [email protected]
Kaagaz nahi dikhayenge, par kaagaz kuch kahaaniya sunaate hai. My father's first passport tells the history of how he became a citizen of a new country, and why his father refused to become Indian. My piece in #SundayEye's special issue on #RepublicDay indianexpress.com/article/expres…
Indian - গর্দভ Bangladeshi - গর্দভ
Indian- Bondhu Bangladeshi- Dosto Indian- Jal/Jol Bangladeshi- Pani Indian- Noon (salt) Bangladeshi- Laban
Actually everyone should speak Bengali like Maganlal Meghraj in Joy Baba Felunath. Those who don't are Bangladeshi.
The Charyapada - the oldest Bengali language text in the world dated to around a 1,000 years ago - uses the word "pani" for water. But shumonto from Twitter doesn't like it. Tough call.
Bengali who identify water as ‘পানি’ father as ‘আব্বা’ mother as ‘আম্মি’ are not Indian Bengalis. They don’t even reply as ‘জি’। So don’t make stories and try to dilute the difference. It’s very easy to identify the difference.
The assault on the rights and humanity of Bengali Muslim workers carries on with impunity. scroll.in/latest/1084902…
📢Should India be building dams in the Himalayas where melting glaciers can cause devastating floods? In 2023, a glacial lake burst swept away a dam, killing 57. India is rebuilding the dam. Is that wise? Watch @_Vaishnavi_R & Kritika Pant's report: scroll.in/video/1084817/…
Take some time to watch our film, where @kri_tikka brewed magic into our travel across 200 km in bengal & Sikkim. What is it like to live in the shadow of glacial lakes and hydropower projects? Especially, when the two are a bad combo. @pulitzercenter scroll.in/video/1084817/…
West Bengal Police has launched a dedicated WhatsApp helpline to assist migrant workers & their families facing persecution outside the state: 9147727666
বাংলা থেকে ভিনরাজ্যে কাজ করতে গিয়ে সমস্যায় পড়লে যোগাযোগ করুন রাজ্য পুলিশের হেল্পলাইনে বাংলা থেকে ভিনরাজ্যে কাজ করতে গিয়ে অনেকে নানা সমস্যার মুখে পড়ছেন এবং হেনস্থার শিকার হচ্ছেন বলে বিভিন্ন সূত্রে আমরা খবর পাচ্ছি। কিন্তু যাঁরা ভুক্তভোগী, তাঁদের বা তাঁদের পরিবারের লোকজন এই…
Dry fish is a great source of protein. Can be a good supplement for Anganwadi and mid day meals especially in coastal fish eating communities bbc.com/tamil/articles…
"The pain of hunger is sharper than the fear of bombing. Hunger robs you of focus, of the ability to think amid the horrors of war." -- @AFP's Eyad Baba france24.com/en/live-news/2…
The surreal cruelty that passes for terror investigations in India: • Brutal torture of accused to get a "confession". • Elephant memory Mumbai taxi drivers who "remembered" one particular passenger they had ferried -- 4 months back. • Police literally blocking call records…
The 'Bangladeshi' bogey has reached such absurd proportions that an Assam police constable’s son has been detained in Gurugram on suspicion of being an ‘illegal Bangladeshi’ @ZamanRokibuz_ reports scroll.in/latest/1084783…
“I knew, my family knew, and even the police knew that I was innocent. I knew my time in jail would be prolonged. But I was sure I would get released.” After spending 18 years in prison, 11 men acquitted of 2006 Mumbai train blasts. @tabassum_b reports scroll.in/article/108474…
7/11 train blast: Of the 12 acquitted, one's wife delivered a daughter while he was in jail, he never got to know her. Another died in jail waiting for justice.A third's children were stigmatised & could not marry.Another lost career in civil engineering scroll.in/article/108474…
‘They knew I was innocent’: Men acquitted of 2006 Mumbai train blasts rue years lost in jail As they waited for justice, their children grew up, their jobs fell by the wayside. One of the accused died in jail. @tabassum_b reports scroll.in/article/108474… via @scroll_in
BJP’s aggressive citizenship politics is making its Bengal leaders worry. The ghosts of CAA-NRC continue to linger in the state. And Mamata Banerjee is still the BJP’s chief nemesis. My report for @scroll_in: scroll.in/article/108469…
Despite FIR, Bareilly teacher of "Kanwar lene mat jaana" fame continues to be relentless. "People get upset when their businesses get hurt. These people don't go on Kanwar pilgrimage. Neither do their wives or children. Rather, they do the job of sending others. They have an…
Yes because women famously don’t have blood
Hate to have to be that person but daughters don’t continue the bloodline of they father, sons do
So finally Delhi HC quashes 16 cases against 70 Indians accused of sheltering Tablighi Jamaat attendees during COVID-19. Let’s revisit the shameful chapter when the community was used as scapegoats through an institutionalised campaign fuelled by existing prejudices. 🧵 1/16
#TJ25 Speaker Announcement We’re thrilled to welcome @ZamanRokibuz_ to Talk Journalism 2025! Reporter at Scroll, amplifying voices from Northeast India with sharp, fearless journalism. Register now: talkjournalism.in/event-registra… #TalkJournalism #TJ2025 #RokibuzZaman