Suchetana Bhattacharjee is an Indian freelancer in the audio-visual medium and is known as the daughter of former Chief Minister of West Bengal, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee. |
As a child, she had a boyish style and was supported by her friends and teachers in school and college. |
Many people addressed her as 'dada' when she visited her father's office, leading to questions about her sexuality from some educated individuals. |
She was once a member of the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) at Presidency University in Kolkata but chose not to pursue politics due to her father's prominence. |
She shares her life with a heterosexual partner and faced questions about living with a transgender man, whom she has known since childhood. |
In 2023, at an LGBTQIA+ workshop in Mumbai, she came out as a transman and planned to undergo a sex change operation to transition to being "Suchetan." |
She engages in the legal process to update her identification documents to reflect her gender identity. |
In 2011, a girl named Paromeeta impersonated Buddhadeb Bhattacharya's daughter in Mumbai, defrauding money from flat owners. |
In 2021, Suchetana's aunt received a pension order twelve years after her retirement from a government school, leading to family discord over property matters. |
Post-education, she actively raises environmental concerns and hosts an annual Aranyak Wildlife Film Festival in Kolkata to promote nature and wildlife conservation. |