Married into the royal family that ruled India for three centuries, Sultana Begum lives in penury in a cramped two-room hut ...

In Kolkata, 52-year-old Sonali Mistry defies norms as the city's female two-wheeler mechanic. Known as "Mechanic Didi," she has spent 26 years mastering her craft despite financial struggles. Learning ...

Kolkata, India (CNN ... the World Bank's median poverty line. And 21%, or more than 250 million people, survive on less than $2 a day. Like other middle-class Indians, I grew up knowing ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Annie Gowen, Niko Kommenda, Anant Gupta and Atul Loke traversed Kolkata ...

Literary theorist Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak has praised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her efforts to reduce poverty and reaffirmed her commitment to India’s future. In a letter to ...