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Somdyuti Datta Ray

Somdyuti Datta Ray

Somdyuti Datta Ray is an Indian journalist living in Kolkata. She writes on business, culture, gender, mental health, and more. Her work has appeared in Business Insider, Arré, O.School, Horizon Guides, KrAsia, Outlook Business, and forthcoming elsewhere.



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Brajesh Singh Lal and Svetlana (USSR Pictures Facebook)

The Indian Prince and Stalin’s Daughter

Brajesh Singh and Svetlana’s love — as well as a journey to India — would defy Cold War geopolitics and change their lives forever.

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Siddhartha Chatterjee and Soumitra Chatterjee in Sonar Kella (1974)

The Bengali Detectives the World Overlooked

Feluda, Byomkesh, and Priyanath cracked impossible cases, inspired generations, and became literary legends. So why didn’t they find global fame?

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The Anatomy of Co-Sleeping

Within South Asian families, sharing a bed with family can be a common practice. But co-sleeping raises more than a few eyebrows on the internet, and in the individualistic West.

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Maharaja Sovan Singh playing pachisi (c. 1868)

Ludo Under Lockdown

South Asians are rediscovering a classic board game that has been the center of intrigue for centuries.

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