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Our Elsewheres: Excerpt From Chapal Rani, The Last Queen Of Bengal, By Sandip Roy

Our Elsewheres: Excerpt From Chapal Rani, The Last Queen Of Bengal, By Sandip Roy

Outlook

5 January 2026

How Chapal Bhaduri transformed into Chapal Rani

How Chapal Bhaduri transformed into Chapal Rani

Live Mint

25 January 2026

February nonfiction: A selection of history and personal stories for a new month of reading

February nonfiction: A selection of history and personal stories for a new month of reading

Scroll

31 January 2026

Biography: Chapal Rani, a female impersonator of Bengali jatra, who blurred boundaries of identity

Biography: Chapal Rani, a female impersonator of Bengali jatra, who blurred boundaries of identity

Scroll

3 February 2026

Everything about me remains male, yet I am also female: How Chapal Bhaduri became the queen of Bengal theatre

Everything about me remains male, yet I am also female: How Chapal Bhaduri became the queen of Bengal theatre

Queerbeat

4 February 2026

How jatra female impersonator Chapal Bhaduri brought Chand Bibi to life—his first lead role

How jatra female impersonator Chapal Bhaduri brought Chand Bibi to life—his first lead role

The Print

8 February 2026

Chapal Rani, the boy who dreamed

Chapal Rani, the boy who dreamed

Splainer

21 February 2026

In Chapal Rani, Sandip Roy Brings Back Bengal's Last Jatra Queen From Archival Silence

In Chapal Rani, Sandip Roy Brings Back Bengal's Last Jatra Queen From Archival Silence

Localsamosa

26 February 2026

Review of Sandip Roy’s Chapal Rani, the Last Queen of Bengal

Review of Sandip Roy’s Chapal Rani, the Last Queen of Bengal

The Hindu

16 March 2026

Sandip Roy’s Chapal Rani explores gender, theatre and identity in Bengal

Sandip Roy’s Chapal Rani explores gender, theatre and identity in Bengal

Indian Express

27 March 2026

Sandip Roy: One Size Cannot Fit all Gender Identities

Sandip Roy: One Size Cannot Fit all Gender Identities

Live Mint

3 April 2026

The man who became one of India's greatest stage queens

The man who became one of India's greatest stage queens

BBC

5 April 2026

Best of Books

Best of Books

Indulge

9 April 2026

Chapal Rani – Performance, Identity & the Last Queen of Bengali Theatre with Sandip Roy

Chapal Rani – Performance, Identity & the Last Queen of Bengali Theatre with Sandip Roy

Manjula Narayan

11 April 2026

The rise of queer food books in India: how kitchens shape identity and belonging

The rise of queer food books in India: how kitchens shape identity and belonging

The Hindu

12 April 2026

The Turning Page

The Turning Page

Bazaar India

14 April 2026

Becoming Queen: Chapal Rani on jatra, impersonating women on stage, playing goddess and living with pride

Becoming Queen: Chapal Rani on jatra, impersonating women on stage, playing goddess and living with pride

Open

16 April 2026

‘Jatra icon Chapal Bhaduri negotiated his sexuality without ever bothering about identity politics’

‘Jatra icon Chapal Bhaduri negotiated his sexuality without ever bothering about identity politics’

Scroll

19 April 2026

Chapal Rani, The Artist Who Became a Woman & Lost His World - Sandip Roy

Chapal Rani, The Artist Who Became a Woman & Lost His World - Sandip Roy

The Mohua Show

1 May 2026

Book Extract | Chapal Rani, the Last Queen of Bengal: The Life and Times of a Female Impersonator

Book Extract | Chapal Rani, the Last Queen of Bengal: The Life and Times of a Female Impersonator

MoneyControl

06 May 2026

Chapal Rani: A poignant portrait of gender and exclusion
in folk theatre

Chapal Rani: A poignant portrait of gender and exclusion
in folk theatre

Business Standard

21 May 2026

First gender

First gender

Frontline

26 May 2026

“Chapal Rani, the Last Queen of Bengal” by Sandip Roy

Asian Review of Books

27 May 2026

Manil Suri’s 6 favorite books set in India

Manil Suri’s 6 favorite books set in India

The Week

27 May 2026

‘Chapal Rani’: An ingenious biography of queer actor Chapal Bhaduri, commercial theatre, and jatra

Scroll

30 May 2026

A life in and out
of the spotlight

A life in and out of the spotlight

The Telegraph

05 June 2026

A Singular Revolution: Review of Sandip Roy’s ‘Chapal Rani, The Last Queen of Bengal’

Outlook India

06 June 2026

Editor's Take: Chapal Rani and The Loneliness of Bengal's Last Queen

Editor's Take: Chapal Rani
and The Loneliness of Bengal's Last Queen

Filmfare

10 June 2026

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