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Debjyoti Chakraborty

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BJP needs makeover in East, Northeast

The central government has a serious disconnect with people in East and Northeast India; the imbroglio and protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and NRC give that away

12 December 2019, 10:31 IST

BJP needs makeover in East, Northeast

BJP needs makeover in East, Northeast

BJP needs makeover in East, Northeast

12 December 2019, 10:31 IST

Bengal carnival is over, politics is not

The two kinds of power bases that continue to be relevant in West Bengal – Durga Puja committees and ‘party offices’ – have been sites of a political tug-of-war been TMC and BJP in recent month. The TMC continues to hold on to them for now

21 October 2019, 09:04 IST

Bengal carnival is over, politics is not

Bengal carnival is over, politics is not

Bengal carnival is over, politics is not

21 October 2019, 09:04 IST

Kashmir: The story has just begun

27 August 2019, 04:29 IST

Kashmir: The story has just begun

Kashmir: The story has just begun

Kashmir: The story has just begun

27 August 2019, 04:29 IST

Cut money: A centuries-old colonial tradition

It is the early days of the British Raj. A ship arrives at the port city of then Calcutta. Before the passengers ‒ mostly from England ‒ disembark, a Bengali gentleman boards the ship and enquires about a certain Thomas Hardley, an English gentleman.

31 July 2019, 08:49 IST

Cut money: A centuries-old colonial tradition

Cut money: A centuries-old colonial tradition

Cut money: A centuries-old colonial tradition

31 July 2019, 08:49 IST

Ram, a Hindi-speaking god; Durga, Kali speak Bengali

09 July 2019, 10:44 IST

Ram, a Hindi-speaking god; Durga, Kali speak Bengali

Ram, a Hindi-speaking god; Durga, Kali speak Bengali

Ram, a Hindi-speaking god; Durga, Kali speak Bengali

09 July 2019, 10:44 IST

The conflicts and contradictions of Mamata Banerjee

Banerjee is not able to handle the contradictions that mark her politics and has instead ended up creating more battle zones. Her clashes with junior doctors is one such example

17 June 2019, 11:41 IST

The conflicts and contradictions of Mamata Banerjee

The conflicts and contradictions of Mamata Banerjee

The conflicts and contradictions of Mamata Banerjee

17 June 2019, 11:41 IST

The rise, fall and rise of Mukul Roy

A look at the career of the man who had a starring role in the two big shifts of West Bengal's contemporary political history

06 June 2019, 06:41 IST

The rise, fall and rise of Mukul Roy

The rise, fall and rise of Mukul Roy

The rise, fall and rise of Mukul Roy

06 June 2019, 06:41 IST

Mamata's plan to counter BJP in Bengal: ‘Us vs them’

TMC has set the political agenda for the next two years, stoking an intense rivalry between Bengalis and non-Bengalis over culture, language and Bengali sub-nationalism.

21 May 2019, 11:22 IST

Mamata's plan to counter BJP in Bengal: ‘Us vs them’

Mamata's plan to counter BJP in Bengal: ‘Us vs them’

Mamata's plan to counter BJP in Bengal: ‘Us vs them’

21 May 2019, 11:22 IST