10/07/2026
In rural Bengal, you'll find a carrom board in almost every neighborhood corner. But more often those corners belong to boys and men. For many girls and women, growing up, the game simply wasn't theirs to play.
These days, at our office in the Sundarbans, that story is changing. During breaks from meeting and workshops, women gather around a carrom board, laughing, celebrating every strike, and learning a game many of them never had the opportunity to play as children.
It's easy to see a carrom board as just a game. But sometimes, it represents something much bigger—a space where women can relax, play, belong, and reclaim a small joy they were once denied.
Sometimes, change begins not with grand gestures, but with a striker, a few coins, and a corner where everyone is welcome.
