My uncle, Shyamal
Dihidar, 51,
poses as a police
officer. Gokulpore,
West Bengal.Bela Sarkar, 65, who
used to be known as
the queen of Jatra by
her patrons, poses
for a portrait at the
doorway of her home.
Beleghata, Kolkata.Tonu Dey, 73, poses as
a physically challenged
person. He won the
award for best actor
three times between
1960–70 but had to
discontinue his carteer
after a bypass surgery
in 2007. Midnapore,
West Bengal.Sandip Chaterjee, 58,
started his journey
as a Jatra artiste
with his father in- He closed down
his father’s famous
Jatra dol (house)
Gono Nattyo, owing
to financial troubles
in 1994. Chinsurah,
West Bengal.
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