Log In
Username

Password

Remember me

Reporter: calcuttajourno

 

 

'Using them will almost certainly violate someone's copyright'

Shanthanu Bhattachaarya Region: India

WHEN YOU WANT TO USE PICTURES FROM THE INTERNET,ALWAYS use material under public domain or use royal tee free pictures. According to Brad Templeton, an online expert,Copyright law is mostly civil law where the special r... more

Views: 752
Tags: Copyright , Use
 

Adult super star in Big Boss 5

Shanthanu Bhattachaarya Region: India

Sunny Leon is among the very few Indians who rule the adult film industry in America. Karen Malhotra or better known as Sunny Leone is a famous Adult star who was born in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada to Punjabi Sikh parents ... more

Views: 4907
Tags: Big Boss 5 , India
 

Tintin the little genius

Shanthanu Bhattachaarya Region: India

 Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn releases in India six weeks ahead before the US.Over 200 million copies of Titin graphic novel have been sold in over 101 languages.Steven Spielberg is the director ... more

Views: 1052
Tags: Tintin
 

Goddess Kali the saviour of mankind

Shanthanu Bhattachaarya Region: India

 According to Hindu scriptures, Goddess Kali is the fearful form of the Mother Goddess Durga.Kali Puja is another important festival in Bengal after Durga Puja (worship) in which people worship Goddess Kali, the godde... more

Views: 963
Tags: Kali , Goddess
 

'Save Sharmila, Save democracy'

Shanthanu Bhattachaarya Region: India

Irom Sharmila Chanu, a Manipuri poet turned social activist,completed ten years of hunger strike demanding the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) in Manipur. Irom Sharmila Chanu started her prote... more

Views: 1024
Tags: Sharmila , AFSPA , Armed , Forces
 

Bengalis worship the Goddess of wealth

Shanthanu Bhattachaarya Region: India

Kojagari Lakshmi Puja is performed at most of the Bengali households in Bengal (Oct 11). According to Hindu ritual, Goddess Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth and prosperity is worshipped on a full moon day of autumn.Popular b... more

Views: 979
 

End of a festival

Shanthanu Bhattachaarya Region: India

Today (Oct 8) is the last day of the immerson of the Goddess Durga. More than 3000 idols have been immersed along the banks of river Hoogly over the past two days. Women with vermillion-streaked faces. (Pic1). Married wome... more

Views: 616
Tags: Festival , Immerson
 

Harmony - The festival sprit

Shanthanu Bhattachaarya Region: India

The festival has witnessed the tradition expressing of the communal harmony wherein the Muslims took part in the festival along with the Hindus. A Muslim girl Mofisa Hussein chanting slokas infront of the deity infront of ... more

Views: 655
 

The Bengal Carnival- picture Gallary

Shanthanu Bhattachaarya Region: India

Today (Oct 16) is the Maha Navami.This is the concluding day of Durga Puja. The main Navami puja begins after the end of Sandhi Puja. The Navami Bhog(sacred food is offered to Goddess)later give to votees. Idol of Suruchi... more

Views: 713
Tags: Durga Festival , Pic , Puja
 

Calcutta celebrates Maha Ashtami

Shanthanu Bhattachaarya Region: India

 Today (OCT 4) is the Maha asthami(the auspicious eighth day of the new moon).In Calcutta, devotees celebrated their most auspicious day of the festival with elaborate rituals since early mornings at the pandals. Devo... more

Views: 1140

Reporter Profile
Name: Shanthanu Bhattachaarya
Member Since: February 2009
Location: India
Rating:
# of Articles: 203


Publications
The Ground Report India

Bio

Shanthanu Bhattachaarya, a calcutta (India) based news researcher and Investigative reporter.He has been working as a journalist for more than 15 years.Presently he is working as a sub-editor of a crime based bi-weekly Bengali magazine.He had worked as a news researcher for various news based programs like Khas Khabor Aaj Ki,Aaj Ki Baat,News Post Mortem etc.He considers Deborah Potter and Theressha Collington Moore as his mentor because in his early days of journalism carrier, he was inspired and motivited by their works and learns a lot from them about media ethics and news research.Though,a news researcher don't get enough credit for his job,he sticks to it.He believes that Journalists should follow the jounalism mantra that if your mother says she loves you, check it out.we work as a store clerk.Facts are more important than adjectives.Earlier,he worked as a private investigator to brush up his skill as an Investigative Reporter.


Contact Reporter

v 2.4 build: 258
2.3149