All stories by Swarupa Dutt
'BJP in Bengal is nothing but TMC 2.0'
Rediff.com3 days ago'Tell me, one BJP policy that Mamata has opposed and is fighting tooth and nail?' Be it Article 370, instant triple talaq, be it CAA/NRC/NPR, be it notebandi, FDI, she has aligned with the BJP.'
'When Modi chants Ram, Ram, the youth chant kaam kaam'
Rediff.com3 days ago'Who are these people on the streets?' 'They are youth and students who were hoodwinked, bluffed by Modi for the last seven years, with a promise of 2 crore jobs every year.' 'And Mamata sings the same tune.' 'But the youth can see that as long as there is Mamata or Modi, there is no hope.'
'BJP's dream of Ram Rajya will fail in Bengal'
Rediff.com3 days ago'If the BJP thinks it is going to overnight transform Bengal into Madhya Pradesh, sorry, that's not going to happen because I have faith in our ethos and culture.'
Jalsaghar is a viewing treat you owe yourself
Rediff.com8 Jan 2021Exquisitely shot, with shadows and light capturing the hypnotic mood of the film, Jalsaghar is a viewing treat you owe yourself.
Why this MLA returned to TMC 1 day after quitting
Rediff.com20 Dec 2020'The ground reality is that Banglar manush Didir shonge aachhe (The people of Bengal are with Didi).' 'Even as the BJP is still looking for a CM candidate, the elections will be over and we will form government with a two-thirds majority.'
Farewell, Astad
Rediff.com11 Dec 2020'Gone too soon, Astad, but I know whenever we meet in that world beyond, I will watch you dance.' Swarupa Dutt remembers a remarkable human being and a magnificent performer who left the world poorer when he passed into the ages on Thursday.
How COVID-19 affects your brain
Rediff.com13 Nov 2020'There are different reasons for brain involvement depending on how the virus has entered the body.' 'If the virus enters the brain from the nose, the impairment will be different as opposed to if the virus impairs other organs which in turn impair the brain.' 'If it affects the lungs or heart, there can still be brain changes from secondary effects of reduction in oxygen delivery, or reduction in blood supply to the brain.'
From the Raj to Azadi, how I saw India change
Rediff.com2 Jun 2020Bharati Dutt witnessed life-changing events that shaped India on the threshold of freedom. Her memories are an account of how ordinary Indians saw India change.
'Use your privilege to make someone's life better'
Rediff.com28 May 2020Amid the coronavirus pandemic, artist Debjyoti Saha's animation video on the migrant crises struck a chord with many who shared it all over the Internet.
'Everyone had spelt doomsday for India, but that did not happen'
Rediff.com23 May 2020'People had said it will explode and everyone will die. Nothing of that sort has happened.' 'Our government has done a splendid job so far.'
He can't ever think of a train without seeing those men lying there dead
Rediff.com18 May 2020Just 20 years old, Inderlal Kamalsingh Dhurve is a migrant labourer, a part-time farmer, a sole breadwinner and one of four survivors from the group that was mowed down by a goods train near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, 10 days ago, claiming 16 lives.
'Emergence of another coronavirus is inevitable'
Rediff.com13 May 2020'The worst case scenario is a rebound of the virus.' 'Life is not going to be what it was.' 'Life as we know it has changed forever.' 'The new normal therefore is test, trace and treat.'
How 'Feluda' will detect COVID-19 in minutes
Rediff.com5 May 2020'This health emergency has brought a lot of people together with the common purpose of getting Feluda to play detective as quickly as possible.' 'As a scientist, if we can make a small difference in people's lives, we are happy'
Why Mumbai's mayor has become a nurse again
Rediff.com28 Apr 2020'It is time to give back to this city that has given me so much.'
'This is not an accident, it's a conspiracy'
Rediff.com30 Jul 2019Rediff.com's Swarupa Dutt speaks to the mother of the Unnao rape survivor who met with a near-fatal road accident on Sunday.
'If Modi-Shah stand on their heads they won't get 272'
Rediff.com20 May 2019'No right thinking student of politics can name one state where the BJP gains in double digits.'
'Chief Justice should have resigned'
Rediff.com9 May 2019'These things are not forgotten, it will haunt the Supreme Court for a long time.'
The Man Who Hopes To Beat Modi
Rediff.com30 Apr 2019'When Priyankaji's candidature wasn't announced, where is the question of her backing out?'
'Will any woman accept being called Anarkali?'
Rediff.com25 Apr 2019'My passion is dancing and music. What is wrong with that?'