| 1. 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. |
| 2. As a child, she had a boyish style and was supported by her friends and teachers in school and college. |
| 3. Many people addressed her as 'dada' when she visited her father's office, leading to questions about her sexuality from some educated individuals. |
| 4. 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. |
| 5. She shares her life with a heterosexual partner and faced questions about living with a transgender man, whom she has known since childhood. |
| 6. 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." |
| 7. She engages in the legal process to update her identification documents to reflect her gender identity. |
| 8. In 2011, a girl named Paromeeta impersonated Buddhadeb Bhattacharya's daughter in Mumbai, defrauding money from flat owners. |
| 9. 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. |
| 10. Post-education, she actively raises environmental concerns and hosts an annual Aranyak Wildlife Film Festival in Kolkata to promote nature and wildlife conservation. |
| 11. In 2023, at an LGBTQIA+ workshop in Kolkata conducted by People’s Relief Committee, she came out publicly as a trans man, adopting the name Suchetan Bhattacharjee alias Suchetana Bhattacharjee, and revealed she was midway through sex-reassignment surgery including a completed hysterectomy and upcoming mastectomy. |
| 12. In 2013, West Bengal industry minister Partha Chatterjee alleged that she ran an NGO and gained financial benefits from it, including help from the Tatas; she denied the claims, stating the organization ran wildlife films from 2004-2007 without government funds or personal profit. |
