What went on inside Bengal's house of terror?

Rediff.com's Indrani Roy digs up chilling details of the ongoing investigation into the Bardhaman blast case, which has exposed the militant network that had been operating in West Bengal since......

Why are children dying by the dozen in Bengal's Malda district?

The Malda Medical College and Hospital in West Bengal has become infamous for the unbelievable number of infant deaths there. Indrani Roy sets out to find out why. The first in a......

Hillary meets victims of sex trafficking in Kolkata

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was on Sunday highly impressed by the rich art and culture of Bengal when she listened to a recital of modern songs by survivors of sex trafficking......

The terrible aftermath of Aila in the Sunderbans

Indrani Roy Mitra and photographer Dipak Chakraborty travel to Cyclone Aila-ravaged Sunderbans and witness untold suffering and misery amidst an apathetic relief effort mired in red tape. "Didi,......

Saradha scam: Where has all the money gone?

It was a multi-million rupee scam whose extent and reach are still being unravelled, so why did the chief of the scam-tainted Saradha group Sudipta Sen plead that he was unable to pay Rs 30,000 as......

Struck by Aila, this 12-year-old became a pauper

Twelve-year-old Dilip Mondal could never imagine, even in his wildest dreams, of cooking for his family. "Ma is a wonderful cook and Baba and I lapped up whatever she made for us," he said,......

Only 13, but he bears the weight of entire family

"I am very lazy and hate hard labour. Perhaps, to teach me a lesson, God has punished me with this job," 13-year-old Gopal Mistry told rediff.com while applying freshpaint to a bicycle. He has a......

This 13-year-old wants to play but has to earn

Thirteen-year-old Deepika Das was born at Kultali in the far away Sunderbans. When circumstances forced her and her family to move to Kolkata, she hated it. "There are no trees here, no birds,......