The frequency and volume of misinformation disseminated by the Bengal BJP Trolling Brigade seems to be significantly going higher up the ladder as Assembly polls come closer. And nothing stops them, not even several cases registered against them with proofs of how misinformation spreads across
Minimum income for all in Bengal --- the probable masterstroke in Mamata Banerjee’s poll manifesto. Several world-renowned Bengali economists including Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee since long had been asking for such an action from the Central Government to turn the tables of Indian economy. Mamata
When the country and even the state was reeling under the COVID-19 Lockdown and the direct economic fallout of the same, West Bengal government confidently continued with its social welfare schemes and even paid salaries and pension regularly. The state even spent Rs 4,500 crore
About a week ago, last Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the principal speaker at the BJP’s Brigade rally in Kolkata, and began his speech with a slight inaccuracy, declaring that this was the biggest gathering he had ever addressed. Evidently, the elections are a
He was named Bidushak by none other than author Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. What Sarat Pandit wrote almost a century ago in his own satirical style about the excitement of Vote Politics, still holds true today. Blowing that quintessential bhenpu with the beat of dhaak and
As cars whoosh past the upscale and old neighbourhood of Ekbalpore and Remount Road, the walls around stare at you in glee. At first you pinch and ask yourself, is it some Sao Paolo roadside adorned in hues of graffiti art? A closer look throws
There was a time in West Bengal when public meetings of the Left Front would invariably feature somebody or the other saying: “The red flag will fly in Bengal for as long as the sun shines.” After 35 years, all it took to lower that
“Established in 2017, the All Bengal Men’s Forum (ABMF) is Bengal’s first hub for the health and well-being of boys, men and fathers. The centre is an open, inclusive and safe space, providing: i) Therapy and counselling ii) Peer support iii) Legal clinic iv) Fathering programs and v) Mentorship and
Last Sunday, the Brigade Parade Ground was host to a United Front (Sanyukta Morcha) election rally. Today, it is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s turn. For more reasons than one, last Sunday’s rally will remain significant for the politics of this state. The stated objective of the
Today, February 28, the Left-Congress alliance are holding a rally at Brigade Parade Ground. Election drums in the state had sounded long ago, so the rally is hardly a surprise. If Prime Minister Narendra Modi does make it to Kolkata again, the BJP are scheduled