Paramita Ghosh has been working as a journalist for over 20 years and writes socio-political and culture features. She works in the Weekend section as a senior assistant editor and has reported from Vienna, Jaffna and Singapore.
Articles by Paramita Ghosh
Clinging to hope
A boat carrying 20 flood victims capsized near Mirganj as water levels continue to rise, reports Paramita Ghosh.
Updated on Aug 30, 2008 12:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh, Madhepur/saharsa
Winning a gold without losing it
Besides India, there are 20 other nations with a single gold in the Olympics. A look at how their press didn’t go all gaga over them like we did over Abhinav Bindra. Paramita Ghosh elaborates.
Updated on Aug 24, 2008 01:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh
India Wanting
Like city-bred children, young Indians in small towns are getting addicted to multi-utility Chinese cellphones and high-brand motorbikes. Will they sink in the same trap? Paramita Ghosh reports.
Updated on Aug 23, 2008 11:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh
Good karma in a rough age
To her right, the Raghu Rai tries to crush ice into the drinks, a lime-Sprite-orange juice concoction and line the glasses with salt. It’s an interesting close-up with most of the ice flying in all directions. Paramita Ghosh tells more.
Updated on Aug 15, 2008 10:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh
Filmmaker jailed for a ‘letter’
Released from jail on Tuesday after 93 days, filmmaker Ajay TG is still not a free man. Police have not closed Ajay’s case, reports Paramita Ghosh.
Updated on Aug 09, 2008 12:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh, New Delhi
A helpline to the rescue of abused children
Ten-year-old Mariam called NGO Childline’s Shillong branch and lodged a complaint saying her 35-year-old neighbour had sexually abused her, reports Paramita Ghosh.
Updated on Aug 06, 2008 01:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh, New Delhi
Our films, their films
In Pakistan, art is springing from tight corners. In India, yet another feature has been made on urban angst. Are we losing the creative edge? Paramita Ghosh examines.
Updated on Jul 27, 2008 12:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh
Chhattisgarh and the danger of dissent
If Ajay TG had been smart enough to know where to point his camera, his films might have been showing in Osian today. As it stands, he is in Durg jail, 40 km from Bhilai.
Updated on Jul 20, 2008 01:43 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh
An Italian affair to remember
Ritu Dalmia, chef and owner of Diva, Delhi’s well-known Italian restaurant, has just done what she swore she would never do: write a cookbook and host a cookery show on TV, Paramita Ghosh finds out more...
Updated on Jul 11, 2008 10:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh
Match making moves of new-age spouse hunts
In the 90s, the Indian woman wanted a professional. In this decade, she wants him in an MNC. Matrimonial advertisements have become more specific on demands over the last three decades, reports Paramita Ghosh.
Updated on Jun 29, 2008 01:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh, New Delhi
City limits: a culinary odyssey
A good diet, successful magazines, a happy marriage. Is that why Vinod Mehta still has, unlike most editors in town, a head full of hair? Paramita Ghosh writes.
Updated on Jun 27, 2008 10:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh
How clean was my Valley
In Kashmir, all bad news is read alongside the 20-year-old turmoil; environmental mess is no exception, reports Paramita Ghosh.
Updated on Jun 08, 2008 02:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh, Srinagar
Kashmiri deep-fry to Delhi sauté
The Kauls, who owe their culinary heritage to Srinagar, are proud of their secular cuisine, writes Paramita Ghosh.
Updated on May 30, 2008 10:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh
Line of control
The Muskaan orphanage at the Tattoo ground army camp completes three years in June. Orphans growing up in its hostel say they want to join the army and wear the uniform. So does that make the project a success? Paramita Ghosh reports.
Updated on May 25, 2008 03:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh, Srinagar
Woman architect leads Raipur project
Chhattisgarh could well be the next destination where an IPL match would be hosted. Paramita Ghosh reports.
Updated on May 18, 2008 02:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh, New Delhi
One for the family
Looking back means knowing the family hierarchy, adjustments in taste and entering kitchens that are so full of smells and stories that they inevitably lead to other smells and other stories, writes Paramita Ghosh.
Updated on May 16, 2008 11:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh
It’s clicking
Self portraits were a large part of the just published archive of Umrao Sher-Gil, a pioneer in Indian photography. Young image-makers are now also beginning to train their cameras closer — to their home and the self. A report by Paramita Ghosh.
Updated on May 04, 2008 12:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh
Q & A: Imagination is very important
For stylist Vandana Sharma, bringing an extra funky element to a regular wear and chappals is important. Paramita Ghosh interviews her.
Updated on Apr 30, 2008 07:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh, New Delhi
'Stylists earn pretty packages'
A frock dress. Colourful bangles. A black shrug. Fashion stylist Vandana Sharma's forte is in mix and match and re-inventing with materials at hand. Paramita Ghosh tells us more. Q&A: Imagination is very important
Updated on Jun 27, 2012 12:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh, New Delhi
Q and A with Alpana and Steve Fredrick Bhatty
Actors Iqbal Khan, Shayan Munshi and designer Rohit Bal's nephew Aditya Bal have been some of their students when they had first started out as fitness trainers...
Updated on Jun 27, 2012 12:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh, New Delhi
Gym packed
Most of Alpana and Steve Fredrick Bhatty's stories begin with a gym. They met in one; fell in love, on the job (she was his teacher); and now manage the sleek Faces studio on the Panchsheel Enclave main road. Paramita Ghosh reports.Q & A | Rapid fire | A day in the life
Updated on Jun 27, 2012 12:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh, New Delhi
Madrasa uplift project repackaged
As per HRD minister Arjun Singh, it would be better if the programme is instead called Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madrasas. A report by Paramita Ghosh.
Updated on Apr 08, 2008 01:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh, New Delhi
A walk in the clouds
Relish ‘Freedom momos’ and wake up to propaganda songs, there’s peace amidst noise in Darjeeling, writes Paramita Ghosh.
Updated on Apr 05, 2008 12:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh
Fighting history, fixing labels
The average Bengali feels he has ‘fixed’ the Marwaris with a stereotype: the medo, writes Paramita Ghosh.
Updated on Jan 13, 2008 12:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh, New Delhi
Backing up in the USSR
Forty-one years after his journey through the Soviet Union, Dominique Lapierre still presents a lopsided view of his youth, writes Paramita Ghosh.
Updated on Jan 07, 2008 02:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh, New Delhi
Middle class enrolls in Sensex school
A new class of Indians is queueing up to learn the ABC of the stock markets — to move up and, as they say, “out” of the middle class, reports Paramita Ghosh.
Updated on Jan 06, 2008 02:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh, New Delhi
It’s all about public relations
In Delhi, there are many dimensions to a public relations executive’s job, Paramita Ghosh finds out.
Updated on Dec 28, 2007 12:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh
Chocolatier tastes sweet success
Garment export to confectionary making is quite a career switch, but the results have been sweet for Sanjiv Obhrai, says Paramita Ghosh.
Updated on Dec 24, 2007 11:24 PM IST
None | Paramita Ghosh
Hair splitting, Northeastern style
A gang of girls from the Northeast is going snip-snip with their scissors — and they’re loving it. Paramita Ghosh finds out more...
Updated on Dec 22, 2007 11:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh, New Delhi
New use of alimony; cheating the taxman
Experts say, many women are misusing the provisions of getting alimony, which involves huge amounts of tax-free money, reports Paramita Ghosh.
Updated on Dec 16, 2007 02:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh, New Delhi