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Sayantan Ghosh

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Kolkata
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Covers:  Policy, Politics, AAP, TMC, BJP and Congress
Doesn't Cover: Sports
Teaches Journalism @sxc_cal | Author of two books: Battleground Bengal by Penguin India and THE AAM AADMI PARTY by Juggernaut |

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Sayantan Ghosh’s Biography

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I am an independent journalist based in Kolkata. Currently, I write a weekly column named Here, There, Everywhere for the Free Press Journal. My areas of expertise are policy and politics. I have been a journalist for the past 5 years and my areas of work have been Delhi, West Bengal and Rajasthan.

Sayantan Ghosh’s Journalist Portfolio

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Beyond tokenism, tribals badly need help

Beyond tokenism, tribals badly need help

India is all set to get its first President from the tribal community. Droupadi Murmu will be India's 15th Pr…

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Mahua Moitra: Why does everyone love a political controversy with Mahua Moitra at the centre?

Mahua Moitra: Why does everyone love a political controversy with Mahua Moitra at the centre?

Moitra on Sunday took a veiled dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his "Goddess Kali is with the country…

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Nikhil Menon's 'Planning Democracy' offers panoramic view of post-colonial modern India, its maki...

Nikhil Menon's 'Planning Democracy' offers panoramic view of post-colonial modern India, its maki...

Menon has written a political history, and non-fiction of economy, an engaging biography and told a story of …

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'Koi Shaque?': Mithun Chakraborty returns to give Bengal BJP an organisational revamp

'Koi Shaque?': Mithun Chakraborty returns to give Bengal BJP an organisational revamp

The Bengal unit of the party has pulled up its socks to launch a mega campaigning plan across the state with …

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Assam floods: Negligence towards the North-East

Assam floods: Negligence towards the North-East

It is time for India to have a pragmatic and proactive flood management policy. The central government and th…

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Gorkha Territorial Council and Civic poll: How North Bengal rejected BJP's separate state ploy; M...

Gorkha Territorial Council and Civic poll: How North Bengal rejected BJP's separate state ploy; M...

Lal Kolthi, the GTA headquarters in Darjeeling After the miserable defeat of the Bharatiya Janata Party in th…

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From Baruipur To 1970s: Can BJP Deliver Justice Without Repeating Bengal's Encounter Legacy?

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By Sayantan Ghosh
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West Bengal has history of state violence, extrajudicial killings. The gang rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in Surjyapur village under Baruipur police station in South 24 Parganas district in early July 2026 has shaken West Bengal shortly after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) assumed power under Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. The brutal crime, involving multiple accused, triggered public outrage, road blockades, and a mob lynching of an innocent man suspected of involvement.
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Solitary Fast: How The CJP Is Weakening Sonam Wangchuk’s Cause

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By Sayantan Ghosh
| Free Press Journal (India) Verified
Sonam Wangchuk, the renowned climate activist and education reformer from Ladakh, entered his indefinite hunger strike on June 28, 2026, at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. By mid-July, the fast had stretched into its 18th day, with reports indicating significant weight loss of over 8 kg, dropping blood pressure, low blood sugar levels, muscle wasting, and increasing pain. Wangchuk has vowed to continue for up to six weeks or until death, if necessary.
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OPINION | AAP Battles Anti-Incumbency In Punjab; Congress Undermines Itself Through Factionalism

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By Sayantan Ghosh
| ABP News Live
Incumbent AAP faces anti-incumbency, delayed promises, religious rift. Congress struggles with persistent internal factionalism, missing opportunities. BJP emerges stronger, expanding influence among Sikh voters. The 2027 Punjab Assembly election is shaping up as a direct contest between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the principal opposition Congress, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the declining Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) playing supporting roles.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

To go to Bangalore press club

Have you ever used a typewriter?

no

How is social media changing news?

Anybody can be a journalist now but fake news increasing