Dakshin Dinajpur , West Bengal •
Sep 23, 2025
Homeward bound from Bombay to Baptail
The story of Nabin Thakur’s grit, determination and disillusionment while coming of age in an alien land and of returning home a decade later that he once left in pursuit of a better life
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Subhankar Sarkar
Subhankar Sarkar has a post graduate degree in Bangla Literature from Jadavpur University, Kolkata and is interested in working and experimenting with different mediums of art. He is a 2025 PARI-MMF fellow.
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Smita Khator
Smita Khator is the Chief Translations Editor, PARIBhasha, the Indian languages programme of People's Archive of Rural India, (PARI). Translation, language and archives have been her areas of work. She writes on women's issues and labour.
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Binaifer Bharucha
Binaifer Bharucha is a freelance photographer based in Mumbai, and Photo Editor at the People's Archive of Rural India.
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Aunshuparna Mustafi
Aunshuparna Mustafi studied Comparative Literature at Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Her areas of interest include ways of storytelling, travel writings, Partition narratives and Women Studies.
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Smita Khator
Smita Khator is the Chief Translations Editor, PARIBhasha, the Indian languages programme of People's Archive of Rural India, (PARI). Translation, language and archives have been her areas of work. She writes on women's issues and labour.
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