Chapal Rani, the man who ruled Bengal's Jatra stage as a woman

Chapal Bhaduri has spent a lifetime playing mythical heroines and goddesses on stage. On his 80th birthday, the legendary female Jatra impersonator of Bengal, arguably the last in a hoary tradition, talks about his life, love, regrets, and what it means to be a woman on stage.

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