Author: Tirthankar Mitra
Never losing an opportunity of describing itself as “a party with a difference”, BJP leadership in Bihar has travelled the same path as the political outfits it seeks to distance itself from after it fielded Maithili Thakur at Alinagar seat. Thus it has set aside the claims of veterans by opting for Thakur, a singer, whose voice is one of the most recognisable in the digital age.
After flocking in droves to a meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi or Union home minister Amit Shah and making a beeline for the podium, it seems the good times are over for these BJP leaders of West Bengal. No longer can they afford to be conspicuous by their absence at the house of a slain party activist or a vandalised saffron camp unit, post a directive from BJP’s central observer for West Bengal, Bhupendra Yadav.
Queen of hill stations, Darjeeling is in the news for the wrong reasons. It has been pushed to the edge of a precipice owing to unsustainable development, climate change and lack of institutional will to remedy matters.
Deep into the heart of North Kolkata lies Kumartuli, the hub of clay image makers of goddess Durga and her entourage. It is that time of the year for the Kumartuli artisans whose clay-smeared hands are at work day and night.
Top draw filmstars are very careful of their actions and image, but Robert Redford who passed away on 16 September was an exception. He worked hard to transcend his looks and image though wavy blond hair and boyish grin made him one of the most desired of leading men
United States of America has a long history of meddling in the affairs of other countries. It is worth recalling in the context of recent imposition of tariff on Indian goods
Audience rose to its feet and not many eyes were dry when The Voice of Hind Rajab was screened at the ongoing Venice Film Festival.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi have not visited violence singed Manipur for more than two years. It was a conspicuous absence as the state was being torn apart by ethnic violence in which 250 people lost their lives and thousands were displaced.
Without a single Congress legislator in West Bengal Legislative Assembly post 2021 elections hopes of the Grand Old Party making its presence felt in 2026 polls appears slim. A growing rift between the Congress and Trinamool Congress at national level will prevent the Congress of being a power to reckon with in the next year’s election in the state.
Once poised to sweep Trinamool Congress from its perch of ruling party in West Bengal, the state unit of BJP appears to be a pale shadow of itself. Even after Samik Bhattacharya replaced Sukanta Majumdar as state unit chief, the former. continues to be a divided house ..