Sourendra Kumar Das

Sourendra Kumar Das (সুরেন্দ্র কুমার দাস) is a socialite, fashion editor who writes in English and an 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 Times of India, The Asian Age and The Telegraph, and a contributing editor for Pink Pages and Fun (magazine) promoted by Manvendra Singh Gohil.

He is the winner of many International and National awards from Rotary International for his works.

Career


As a journalist, Das began his career at The Telegraph whose parent body is the Ananda Bazar Patrika.

Das's reporting for The Asian Age and regular contributions to The New York Times 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. He also has his own International Fashion Portal that covers International Fashion Weeks.

Criticism


His writings related to alternate sexuality can be seen as a challenge to patriarchy both contemporary as well as modern. He has come in for criticism for some of his over-sensationalistic articles on gender and sexuality.