Arijit Sen

India has a legal, ethical and moral responsibility to help Rohingya escaping persecution aje.io/y8bub. My piece in @AJEnglish

The new law undermines Supreme Court 2014 judgment on gender self-identification and demotes them to objects of suspicion, say community members including Bengal’s first trans couple (@senarijit writes) telegraphindia.com/india/ignorant…

‘Ignorant of science’: How India’s Transgender Persons Act punishes a community telegraphindia.com/india/ignorant…

In the world’s largest mangrove forest where big cats and humans coexist uneasily, the death of Abur Ali Molla has triggered a battle not just for survival but justice for his wife, Mahima Molla (report by @senarijit) telegraphindia.com/gallery/mahima…

#OutlookMagazine | It was late night in Manipur on February 22 when India’s cinema lovers found new reason to celebrate—away in London, Manipuri film Boong, helmed by director Lakshmipriya Devi, had just won the Best Children’s and Family Film Award at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) ceremony. “Lakshmipriya—or LP or Bembem, as I call her—is my first cousin,” says Somi Roy, a film curator and author based in Imphal. “This is a stunning award. By far the highest honour a Manipuri film has achieved on an international stage. Being an Indian film to win a BAFTA is even more astonishing. I saw this film develop through the years and it was an extremely challenging task to do this.” The irony of a Manipuri film bringing glory to India is difficult to miss. At a time when Manipur is split due to a brutal ethnic conflict between the majoritarian Meitei and the Kuki-Zo communities—it began in May 2023, and has led to at least 250 deaths, massive displacement of people and violence against women—this remarkable achievement not only puts the spotlight on the resilience and creativity of Manipur’s filmmakers, but also marks a defining moment for regional Indian cinema.

Bafta for ‘Boong’ brings hope, turns focus to Manipur where a Hindi-films ban is still in place (@senarijit writes) telegraphindia.com/entertainment/…

As Maharashtra moves forward with artificial-intelligence driven illegal migrant detection, the spectre of manufactured evidence, wrongful identification, and mass surveillance looms large. telegraphindia.com/gallery/to-det… #AISummitIndia @ttindia

As Maharashtra moves forward with artificial intelligence-driven migrant detection, the spectre of manufactured evidence, wrongful identification, and mass surveillance looms large (@senarijit writes) telegraphindia.com/gallery/to-det…

A million voices in limbo: Exiled Rohingyas await Bangladesh elections with hope and fear #BangladeshElections #Rohingya (@senarijit writes) telegraphindia.com/world/a-millio…

Defiance in time of SIR: ‘Moment they hear Muslim they call us Bangladeshi. We are Indians’ (report by @senarijit) telegraphindia.com/video/sir-vote…

#Watch | Meet the Foot Soldiers of Indian Citizenship in Bengal Who Help Hindus From Bangladesh (report by @senarijit) youtu.be/vygY3gx-JmU

Meet the foot soldiers of Indian citizenship in Bengal who help Hindus from Bangladesh (report by @senarijit) telegraphindia.com/video/caa-impl…

This in-depth article should be a wakeup call for anyone concerned about ecology and elephants in India's North East telegraphindia.com/india/will-ind…

Tongam Rina,journalist who has written about hydropower & dams in ArP for 20+ yrs: "The NBWL standing committee members will have blood on their hands if washing away of elephants is considered an acceptable trade-off to generate power from the project.” telegraphindia.com/india/will-ind…

The showpiece project sits on an ‘an extremely crucial link’ in maintaining #elephant habitats along the Himalayan foothills in the northeast. At its worst, the fallout could be catastrophic #hydroelectric #Assam Writes @senarijit telegraphindia.com/india/will-ind…

The ethnic conflict in Manipur that erupted in 2023 threw most people into the zone of the unknown. The mental health documentation by Meitei and Kuki researchers regarding their displaced communities reveals strikingly similar patterns. arijits.substack.com/p/sleepless-an…

For Ghatak's centennial, I write about the flux of time, memory in extremis, and twentieth century Bengali art as a series of mendings after shatterings. It is a text I have carried around for two years, a sentimental history of river, novel, and film. thedailystar.net/slow-reads/foc…

"#RitwikGhatak made the films in the context of Partition, sure, but look around the world, nothing has changed," @shamyad tells @nandiniramnath. scroll.in/reel/1088254/i… "The lot of the marginalised and the disenfranchised is only worse, as is the bigotry and lack of empathy on the part of those in power."

Out in Independent Ink today. The same essay has also been carried by Counter Currents and American Kahani. #Unmechanical #ritwikghatak independentink.in/post/ritwik-gh…

A protest musician changes his tune in Manipur where the song of strife remains the same @ImphalTalkies @Akhucha (@senarijit writes) telegraphindia.com/india/a-protes…

Indian shrimp exports were at $4.88 billion in the 2023-24 financial year and India exported 297,571 metric tonnes of frozen shrimp to the US. Now, competitor Bangladesh has 30% less tariff #DonaldTrumpTariff (@senarijit writes) telegraphindia.com/gallery/daab-c…