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Sandip Roy

Sandip Roy is the author of the novel "Don't Let Him Know" and senior editor at Firstpost.com. Based in Kolkata, he is a commentator for New America Media.
A modern guide to India’s ghosts, demons and monsters
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Shuttered synagogue reopens for funeral in Kolkata
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Sacred Spaces
Kolkata’s Jewish population is dwindling
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Shuttered synagogue reopens for funeral in Kolkata
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India’s oldest — and only — streetcar system is on its last legs
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India’s only streetcar system on its last legs
Kolkata’s biggest religious festival Durga Puja reframed as international art experience
Indian chefs reinvent turkey dishes 
A new taxonomy of Indian ghosts, demons and monsters
Regulating Netflix in India 
India rolls out world’s largest vaccine campaign 
tram in Kolkata with dancers
Infrastructure
India’s tramway turned 150. But it’s on its last legs.
Kolkata's artists had to burn the midnight oil to get their Durga pujas ready early for the special art preview for visiting dignitaries. 
Religion
Art and religion remix at this goddess festival in Kolkata
The ghost known as Kollivay Pey, by Shyam, featured in the book "Ghosts, Demons and Monsters of India."
Belief
Haunted India: A new ghost compendium features 700 creatures from A to Z
A child looks up at a TV screen with several apps to choose from at his home in New Delhi, India.
Arts, Culture & Media
India’s ‘streaming dream’ may dim with new digital regulations
People wearing protective gear worship in front of a 10-armed ornate goddess idol on a platform.
Religion
‘No mask, no goddess’: Kolkata reimagines Durga Puja festival amid pandemic
Women practice yoga in front of Beatles-themed displays at the ashram of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Rishikesh
Culture
50 years on, India is celebrating the Beatles’ infamous trip to the country
The newly created country of Pakistan continued to use stamps printed by the British, but stamped them with the name Pakistan, until new stamps could be printed.
Conflict
It’s been 70 years since India’s Partition. There’s finally a museum devoted to it.
American and Manipuri players particpate in the woman's polo tournament in Manipuri in January 2016. They're riding the native Manipuri ponies.
Sports
How a polo tour in India is helping to protect a rare breed of ponies
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Justice
Inside India, where a one-month war prompted thousands to be interned for years
Bollywood actress Vidya Balan smiles during a news conference to promote her 2011 movie "The Dirty Picture" in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad. "The Dirty Picture" is said to be based on the life of Silk Smitha, a south Indian actress who became a h
Culture
In India, the bustling virtual world of porn just crashed to a halt
Conflict & Justice
Update: Why Indian gang rape victim Suzette Jordan went public