The Naga sadhus are emblematic of Maha Kumbh - matted dreadlocks, bodies smeared in ash, and clutching tridents, swords, and wooden staffs,.

Naga sadhus, traditionally from privileged castes, welcomed Dalits and tribals during this Maha Kumbh. Over 20% of newly initiated sadhus were from these communities, and 250 women became Naga sadhvis ...

Since 2020 our team has been investigating the links between the RA and its colonial past. Research into the Royal Academy of ...

Among them, 1,850 were from Dalit or tribal backgrounds. In a parallel transformation, about 250 women stepped into the ... the riverine villages of Bengal, the mist-laden hills of Arunachal ...

Gouri Srivastava highlights in Women’s Higher Education ... in the marriage market.” By 1850, Srivastava records that over 2,000 girls attended 91 missionary boarding schools, with 41 situated in ...

With the male-female voter count gap narrowing in West Bengal, women-focussed schemes have got more prominence in the State Budget for the financial year 2025-26. The Mamata Banerjee government ...

Having long played female roles in traveling theater productions, Chapal Bhaduri struggled to find work after more women ...

West Bengal led the way in electing the highest number of women candidates in the Lok Sabha elections held last year, with 11 securing parliamentary seats. Out of 543 members, the present or the ...

Rapido, a bike ride-sharing platform, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the transport department of Government of West Bengal for investments worth ₹150 crore towards initiatives in ...