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What could a runaway and someone from the landed gentry have in common?

What could a runaway and someone from the landed gentry have in common?

Rediff.com12 May 2017

Kolkata Gives brings together the city's philanthropists and deserving NGOs in a structured interface. Subir Roy walks away with fascinating stories from this year's do.

Ruchira Gupta: The icon we called 'Kiddy'

Ruchira Gupta: The icon we called 'Kiddy'

Rediff.com14 Feb 2017

When Subir Roy met Ruchira Gupta at The Telegraph 35 years ago she was not quite 20 and not a graduate. Today she is the indomitable founder of Apne Aap, which has touched the lives of over 21,000 women who were victims of sex trafficking.

WB: 2 dead, 7 injured in stampede after fire in Murshidabad hospital

WB: 2 dead, 7 injured in stampede after fire in Murshidabad hospital

Rediff.com27 Aug 2016

Two persons died and seven others were injured in a stampede after a fire broke out in Murshidabad Medical College Hospital in Berhampore district of West Bengal triggering panic among patients and their relatives.