Where governments stop, institutions begin: Culture Minister Shekhawat salutes Prabha Khaitan Foundation
Kolkata: In a city that wears its culture like a second skin, a packed gathering of Bengal's finest artists, writers and thinkers came together for an evening of warm, candid conversation—and a powerful tribute to a woman who turned social consciousness into a movement.
From Ramnami tattoos to a global app: Chaltabagan's 'Nishan' takes Durga Puja beyond Kolkata
Kolkata: They came from Chhattisgarh with the name of Ram tattooed across every inch of their bodies—elders of the Ramnami Samaj, a devotional community who began inscribing themselves in the 1890s as a quiet act of protest against temple exclusion.
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Where governments stop, institutions begin: Culture Minister Shekhawat salutes Prabha Khaitan Foundation
October 03, 2026
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From Ramnami tattoos to a global app: Chaltabagan's 'Nishan' takes Durga Puja beyond Kolkata
September 01, 2026