West Bengal

While Mathura’s case did not end with justice, what it did for many others is path-breaking.

Over 40 transgenders from Kolkata, Malda and North Dinajpur came together and collected relief materials and distributed them among victims in the worst affected areas in the state.

A collection of images by photojournalist Tanmoy Bhaduri gives you a glimpse into the lives of the adults and children who migrate to work in Bengal's brick fields.

Once the infamous political battlefield centered on the construction of a car factory, Singur in West Bengal has become a beacon of hope for local farmers, who sell their produce wholesale at fair prices at a state government promoted marketplace. Dhruba Dasgupta takes a closer look.

The Islampur court is barely five minutes from the bus stand where she had slept in 2010, after inns refused to lodge her, because of her gender.

His stories are full of random acts of kindness by complete strangers including a businessman who gave him a ride and invited him to stay in a star-hotel in Kozhikode.

In light of the declining sparrow population, these DIY birdhouses and feeders created by children from slum areas in Jadavpur area, Kolkata, at Anando Foundation can be a boon to birds. The project made it to the Top 25 stories at the ‘I CAN Awards 2014’ organised by Design for Change.

When 220 coal miners working the night shift realized that one of their coal wall blasts had cracked the underground water table, all they could do was run.

Dr. Ajoy Mistry was four when he lost his father due to lack of medical care. His mother, who was just 23 then, wanted to ensure that no other family suffered the same fate they did.

Aneek Chaudhuri's film, Streer Potro named after Rabindranath Tagore's renowned short story, is also inspired by the aesthetics of Spanish surrealist Salvador Dali.