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Tag: Kolkata

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February 5, 2016June 30, 2016 by Eye Art Collective

Protest Against Brahmanical Forces and Institutional Murder of Rohith Vemula at Kolkata Book Fair

A small but spirited protest on Rohith Vemula’s institutional murder by the BJP/Sangh Parivar and Brahmanical forces took place inside the premises of the Kolkata Book Fair today. The protest…

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November 4, 2015November 5, 2015 by Eye Art Collective

In Photos: #OccupyUGC_Kolkata Gains Momentum As Students Join

3rd November, Kolkata: Students and protesters under the banner "Save and Increase Non-NET Fellowship" gathered in front of the UGC Office in Kolkata to condemn the police atrocities on peaceful protestors that…

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November 1, 2015 by Eye Art Collective

Azadaari: The Mourning Of Moharram In Kolkata

Moharram is a period of mourning and memorializing for the Shaheed - e - Karbala (martyrs of Karbala). For nearly 200 years now, there has been a prototypical Shi’i tradition,…

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October 28, 2015October 29, 2015 by Eye Art Collective

#OccupyUGC Kolkata: Protesters Graffiti, Burn Effigy of Smriti Irani

October 28, Kolkata: Students and scholars started gathering around the Chingrighata crossing (beside Jal-Vayu Bhavan) at around 12. There were students from various universities around Kolkata such as ISI,  JU,…

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September 2, 2015October 15, 2015 by Eye Art Collective

Aaj Bazaar Mein: Students and Artists in Dhaka and Kolkata Demonstrate Against ABP’s Yellow Journalism

September 1 | Kolkata: The agitation against moral policing and yellow journalism organised under the hashtag handles #AmioTamoghna and #TrashABP, continued for the second successive day in Kolkata today, as protesters…

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August 31, 2015August 31, 2015 by Eye Art Collective

Kolkata Police Refuses To Accept A Complaint Of Unwarranted Assault

27th August, Thursday | Kolkata: While returning home in a taxi at 7 AM, Pratap Basu (name changed on request) was confronted with a most harrowing experience. The taxi driver, on not…

August 30, 2015September 1, 2015 by Eye Art Collective

The Curious Case of the Missing Dogs in the Night-time

Over the course of the last few months a disturbing occurrence has been noticed in the streets of Calcutta. A sharp decline in the stray dog population in certain portions…

Credit: Mayukh Biswas
April 3, 2015April 3, 2015 by Eye Art Collective

State Sponsored Terror On Student Protest Rally at Kolkata

State aided violence  reigned again at Kolkata on Thursday, 2nd April, 2015, at a students’ rally organized by SFI (Student’s Federation of India) and its allied student unions (AISF, AISB,…

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January 20, 2015January 20, 2015 by Eye Art Collective

Presidency students go on hunger strike, decide to schedule referendum after voter list is revised

A hundred and eighty students of Presidency University, Kolkata sat on an indefinite hunger strike demanding their right to sit in the examination despite their low attendance. "The implementation of this…

Copyright: Ronny Sen
November 7, 2014November 23, 2014 by Eye Art Collective

A Letter to the Moral Police in Kolkata, from a protester

Dear moral police, I imagine you now, sitting at your laptop, hunched over the screen as you read this. You are either a) wondering what "moral police" means or, b)…

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November 3, 2014July 20, 2016 by Eye Art Collective

Kitsch can be political and personal; Ganesh Talkies in Technicolor

They are influenced by, ''Shiny objects. Colours. Happy hours. And of course, the movies. In other news: Bappi Lahiri, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ramsay Brothers, Kumar Shanu, The Police, Jamiroquai, System of A Down, No Doubt, Mehboob Band'' (as…

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September 12, 2014October 28, 2014 by Eye Art Collective

#hokkolorob : A photostory of the on-going movement in Jadavpur University

Students, tired after a long day of protest, unwind with music, and much-needed sleep as the posters scream in the darkness. A photostory in (mostly) multiple exposure, documenting the ongoing protests in Jadavpur…

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August 5, 2014October 28, 2014 by Eye Art Collective

M.A.D.ness and an Honest, Wanting Love

“Are we afraid to ask the questions that scare us?” This question brought together a group of young theatre enthusiasts from various colleges in Kolkata in December 2011. The one…

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