Shatabdi Chowdhury
Shatabdi Chowdhury is a Senior Editor at NDTV Digital. Her writing and editorial interests sit at the intersection of politics, gender, and the texture of contemporary Indian life. She is drawn to the human stories that complicate easy narratives.
She writes about gender and justice not as a beat defined by outrage, but as a lens through which to examine how institutions, social norms, and everyday life intersect for ordinary Indians. Her longform work is anchored in specific, concrete human detail, resistant to abstraction and wary of easy conclusions.
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MBBS Student Sejal Pawar Dehumanised Cadavers, Internet Did The Same To Her
Sejal Pawar was rightly criticised for her dehumanising remarks. Her college sent her on a 15-day forced medical leave, and Maharashtra Cyber has registered an FIR naming her. But the faceless trolls did to Pawar what she did to the male cadavers through her words - she was stripped of her dignity.
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Meta Cut 8,000 Jobs. She Kept Hers, But Lost Her Team And Title
In April, Meta employees were told that 8,000 or 10 per cent of the workforce would be laid off in May as the company readied itself for the era of artificial intelligence. Thousands more would be reassigned to AI initiatives.
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Analysis: The 'Good Girl' Trap That Killed Twisha Sharma
In the Twisha Sharma death case - the latest focal point of national media - there were "indications" from the very start that she was in a toxic marriage,
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'Not Targeted At Any Community': BJP's Assam Poll In-Charge On Evictions
Assam Assembly Election: The BJP-led Assam government has initiated several extensive eviction drives, citing claims of illegal land encroachment.
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Mother In Dubai ICU, Rs 1.25 Crore Bill: Indian Man Pleads For Help Amid War
For many families in Dubai, the conflict is making life exceptionally difficult. Flight disruptions, soaring costs, and regional uncertainty are creating a humanitarian crisis within the geopolitical one.
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2nd Iranian Ship Heads Towards Sri Lanka, Officials Say 'Could Be Targeted'
Iran-Israel-US war: The vessel was carrying more than 100 crew, reports said, adding they too could be targeted the same way a sister ship was sunk yesterday.
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Iran's Elite Force Wants Khamenei's Son Mojtaba Khamenei To Take Over For One Simple Reason
The Revolutionary Guard is a powerful force within the country's theocracy, answering only to the Supreme Leader.
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Blasts In Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Sirens In Tel Aviv As Iran Strikes Continue
Explosions have been echoing through the Qatari and Bahraini capitals as well as in the UAE's most populous city since the start of the US-Israel campaign on Iran on Saturday.
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Missing Head, 10 Litre Kerosene, Blue Drum: Lucknow Man's Murder By Son
The head of Manvendra Singh, a pharmaceutical and liquor dealer, remains missing. Sources say his son, Akshat Pratap Singh, severed his legs below the knees, chopped off both hands and decapitated him.
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How A Disagreement Over Dust Turned Into A Racist Attack In Delhi
The students, one of whom is preparing for the UPSC civil services examination, alleged they were racially abused and intimidated by their neighbours in South Delhi's Malviya Nagar.
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"Let's See If We'll Live": 4 Bihar Girls Die After Consuming Poison As Experiment
Recounting the moments leading up to the tragedy, the survivor told NDTV: "My friend said, 'let's eat it and see if we will live or die. They gulped the poison meant to kill herons with water. I had very little of it and spat it out immediately, so I
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"He Wasn't Driving": Lawyer Of Kanpur Businessman's Son Despite Lamborghini Video Proof
A speeding Lamborghini ploughed into pedestrians and rammed several vehicles in an upscale area of Kanpur yesterday, injuring six people.
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India Slashes Fund To Bangladesh By Half Amid Diplomatic Tension
India has significantly reduced its allocation for Bangladesh in the Union Budget 2026-27. The government has allocated Rs 60 crore to the neighbouring country, a 50 per cent drop from the Rs 120 crore allocated in the previous fiscal year.
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"Why Should I Ground Fit Aircraft?" VSR Aviation Owner After Ajit Pawar's Death
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was travelling in a Bombardier Learjet 45 - operated by VSR Aviation - when it crashed in an open field, killing all five on board minutes before landing at Baramati Airport in Maharashtra.
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Congress Fumes Over Rahul Gandhi's 3rd Row R-Day Seat. What The Rules Say
Leaders of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, attended the Republic Day parade function at Delhi's Kartavya Path today.
