https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSkP4j3VRg0 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
Tomorrow, 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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5Mtly9ygls “The submarine started from Kiel (capital of the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein), and the crew were not told (the truth about) where the two men were going; all they knew was that they had to take two machinists to northern Scandinavia. On the eve
India is gearing up to celebrate the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in 2022. It is perhaps befitting that one of India’s foremost patriots would have turned 125 the same year as the nation turns 75, a nation whose independence was the
No evidence needed, nor even an attempt to present any. No need to support one’s imagined allegations with concrete examples. No hesitation in passing off one’s personal belief as fact. Talk is cheap, as they say, so all you need do is to go up