Ananya Bhattacharya
Ananya Bhattacharya has covered news for over a decade, from sex trafficking in the tea gardens of Dooars to terrorist attacks in Assam, to the Bengal Assembly Elections. She works out of the capital. Her heart lies back in North Bengal. When not chasing a story, she is busy planning her next trip.
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24 Hours In A Bangkok You Don't Often See, Beyond The Nightclubs And Skyscrapers
Far from the manic energy of metropolitan Bangkok, Thonburi is the reflective, meditative, ancient face of the Thailand capital
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30 Years Before The Diplomat, 22 Years Before Uzma Ahmed: How An Indian Woman Escaped The Taliban
Many years before The Diplomat and Uzma Ahmed's escape from Pakistan to India, an Indian woman escaped the Taliban and came back to India
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Death In A Plastic Bag: Why Japan Has No Public Dustbins
For a first-time visitor to Japan, the lack of public dustbins is the biggest shock. Blame a subway attack by a doomsday cult on March 20, 1995
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In Melbourne: Polka-Dotted Trees And A Great Ocean Drive Down Australia's Second City
The easy, laidback vibe of Melbourne, Australia's second city, is light years from the madness of Sydney, the most populous city Down Under
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In Morocco: Old-Hollywood Casablanca, Bright-Blue Chefchaouen, And Magical Marrakesh
Morocco is Africa's most visited country, but Indian tourists account for only a miniscule percentage of the visitors
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The Nagaland Hotel In Paatal Lok 2 Exists, But In Darjeeling, Not Nagaland
A 138-year-old hotel, once the summer home of the Maharaja of Cooch Behar, plays a major role in the Amazon Prime original Paatal Lok 2
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The Priceless Diamond Graff Watch That Did Former Pak PM Imran Khan In
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan made the mistake of selling a priceless diamond watch by House of High Jewellery Graff
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Black Warrant Of Ranga-Billa: How The Killers Of Delhi Teens Geeta And Sanjay Chopra Were Hanged
In 1982, Ranga-Billa, the rapist-murderers of Delhi teenagers Sanjay and Geeta Chopra, were hanged to death in the capital's Tihar Jail
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Justin Baldoni's Astroturfing, Slander, Sexual Harassment: It Ends With Blake Lively
An 80-page complaint by Blake Lively against her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni has opened a can of worms
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Shyam Benegal, The Man Who Showed Cannes India's Got Talent
Back when Cannes had not yet become a fashion festival, Shyam Benegal took an Indian film to the French Riviera
