Bengali literature

Every time Vande Mataram is sung, it leaves Indians with an aftertaste of hope and a reminder of the struggles that are etched in the country’s history.

When the pandemic forced schools to shut, Professor Angshuman Thakur took education outdoors, transforming the lives of over 100 tribal children in West Bengal.

Forced to quit school after grade 6, she was forcefully married off to a small-time decorator, who was 14 years older to her at the young age of 12.

Manabi Bandopadhyay becomes the first transgender principal of India, appointed to the Krishnagar Women's College, raising hope for improvement in the public opinion and government policies for the transgender community .