Sourendra Kumar Das
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Sourendra Kumar Das is a fashion
editor
with FashionFad.In who writes in English
and a gay
activist who fights for attaining equal rights of the LGBTI community. He has been writing on gender
, sexuality
, fashion, lifestyle
and various diverse topics since 2004. He is an ex-journalist
with The Asian Age and The Telegraph
, and a contributing editor
for Pink Pages
.
in a Bengali
family. His father was a well-known doctor
, Dr. Chandra Kumar Das. His mother works in Indian Railways
and was a well-known former teacher
in Ramkrishna Mission, Basabi Das. His sister is a teacher in Kendriya Vidyalaya
in West Bengal
, Chandrava Das. Sourendra lives in Mumbai while his partner, Rajarshi Paul Choudhury lives in Rickmansworth
in London
, United Kingdom
. The author write poetry at his leisure and many of his notable works are published in various LGBTI magazines and journals worldwide.
He is the winner of many International and National awards from Rotary International
for his works.
whose parent body is the Ananda Bazar Patrika.
Das's reporting for The Asian Age brought him into prominence in 2009. He also writes articles on alternate sexuality in Pink Pages
.
Presently he is a Fashion Editor with FashionFad.In, international fashion portal. His latest assignment was Dubai Fashion Week
.
both contemporary as well as modern. He has come in for criticism
for some of his over-sensationalistic articles
on gender
and sexuality
.
Fashion
Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
editor
Editor
The term editor may refer to:As a person who does editing:* Editor in chief, having final responsibility for a publication's operations and policies* Copy editing, making formatting changes and other improvements to text...
with FashionFad.In who writes in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and a gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
activist who fights for attaining equal rights of the LGBTI community. He has been writing on gender
Gender
Gender is a range of characteristics used to distinguish between males and females, particularly in the cases of men and women and the masculine and feminine attributes assigned to them. Depending on the context, the discriminating characteristics vary from sex to social role to gender identity...
, sexuality
Human sexuality
Human sexuality is the awareness of gender differences, and the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses. Human sexuality can also be described as the way someone is sexually attracted to another person whether it is to opposite sexes , to the same sex , to either sexes , or not being...
, fashion, lifestyle
Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a term to describe the way a person lives, which was originally coined by Austrian psychologist Alfred Adler in 1929. The current broader sense of the word dates from 1961. A set of behaviors, and the senses of self and belonging which these behaviors represent, are collectively used...
and various diverse topics since 2004. He is an ex-journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
with The Asian Age and The Telegraph
The Telegraph (Kolkata)
The Telegraph is an Indian daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Kolkata since 1982. It is published by the ABP Group and the newspaper vies with the Times of India for the position of having the widest widest circulation of any newspaper in Eastern India.According to the Audit...
, and a contributing editor
Editor
The term editor may refer to:As a person who does editing:* Editor in chief, having final responsibility for a publication's operations and policies* Copy editing, making formatting changes and other improvements to text...
for Pink Pages
Pink Pages
-Background:Pink Pages was founded by Udayan in 2009 as editor in chief. The magazine is distributed online free of cost and has readers and contributors from across India, making it an LGBT magazine with a national focus...
.
Early life
Sourendra Kumar Das was born in KolkataKolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
in a Bengali
Bengali people
The Bengali people are an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali , which is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as বাঙালী...
family. His father was a well-known doctor
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, Dr. Chandra Kumar Das. His mother works in Indian Railways
Indian Railways
Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
and was a well-known former teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
in Ramkrishna Mission, Basabi Das. His sister is a teacher in Kendriya Vidyalaya
Kendriya Vidyalaya
Kendriya Vidyalaya, is a system of central government schools under the Ministry of Human Resource Development ....
in West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, Chandrava Das. Sourendra lives in Mumbai while his partner, Rajarshi Paul Choudhury lives in Rickmansworth
Rickmansworth
Rickmansworth is a town in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire, England, 4¼ miles west of Watford.The town has a population of around 15,000 people and lies on the Grand Union Canal and the River Colne, at the northern end of the Colne Valley regional park.Rickmansworth is a small town in...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The author write poetry at his leisure and many of his notable works are published in various LGBTI magazines and journals worldwide.
He is the winner of many International and National awards from Rotary International
Rotary International
Rotary International is an organization of service clubs known as Rotary Clubs located all over the world. The stated purpose of the organization is to bring together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help...
for his works.
Career
As a journalist, Das began his career at The TelegraphThe Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
whose parent body is the Ananda Bazar Patrika.
Das's reporting for The Asian Age brought him into prominence in 2009. He also writes articles on alternate sexuality in Pink Pages
Pink Pages
-Background:Pink Pages was founded by Udayan in 2009 as editor in chief. The magazine is distributed online free of cost and has readers and contributors from across India, making it an LGBT magazine with a national focus...
.
Presently he is a Fashion Editor with FashionFad.In, international fashion portal. His latest assignment was Dubai Fashion Week
Dubai Fashion Week
Dubai Fashion Week is a fashion week held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates that was launched in 2005 and owned and organised by Capital Marketing FZ LLC, an event management company. It was co-founded by Marc Robinson, a well-known international fashion show producer...
.
Criticism
His writings related to alternate sexuality can be seen as a challenge to patriarchyPatriarchy
Patriarchy is a social system in which the role of the male as the primary authority figure is central to social organization, and where fathers hold authority over women, children, and property. It implies the institutions of male rule and privilege, and entails female subordination...
both contemporary as well as modern. He has come in for criticism
Criticism
Criticism is the judgement of the merits and faults of the work or actions of an individual or group by another . To criticize does not necessarily imply to find fault, but the word is often taken to mean the simple expression of an objection against prejudice, or a disapproval.Another meaning of...
for some of his over-sensationalistic articles
Article (publishing)
An article is a written work published in a print or electronic medium. It may be for the purpose of propagating the news, research results, academic analysis or debate.-News articles:...
on gender
Gender
Gender is a range of characteristics used to distinguish between males and females, particularly in the cases of men and women and the masculine and feminine attributes assigned to them. Depending on the context, the discriminating characteristics vary from sex to social role to gender identity...
and sexuality
Human sexuality
Human sexuality is the awareness of gender differences, and the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses. Human sexuality can also be described as the way someone is sexually attracted to another person whether it is to opposite sexes , to the same sex , to either sexes , or not being...
.