जयंत घोषाल
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Analysis: Mamata Banerjee Has A Delhi Mission After Her Bengal Defeat
Mamata Banerjee is apparently trying to build a new bonhomie with the Congress leadership, particularly Rahul Gandhi. And as the 2029 Lok Sabha elections gradually come closer, the larger all-India political situation is also changing.
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Opinion: Tagore And Sarat Chandra's 1927 Dispute Returns In Srijit Mukherji's New Film
A hundred years ago the British banned a book because of the ideas it contained. The novelist was Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay - one of the literary legends from Bengal. He turned to Rabindranath Tagore for support against the ban. Tagore had a different take on the protest. Cut to 2026, West Bengal has just seen a major political change. And in the...
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Analysis | Why Is Violence So Ingrained In Bengal's Political Culture?
There appears to be a long history-a kind of political DNA-of political violence in West Bengal that has continued for several decades.
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Opinion | An Outreach, Then 1-To-1 Call: Left-Mamata Banerjee Turbulence Sees Rare Calm
Amul once ran an advertising campaign saying that the best coalition or the best alliance globally is that of bread and butter. When the BJP made an alliance with the Shiv Sena long ago, politicians said it was a natural alliance, as both parties had some ideological similarities. But all parties cannot be natural allies. The question of the curren...
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Analysis: Friends, Frenemies, Friends Again? Congress-Trinamool Relationship Comes Full Circle
On January 1, 1998, the Trinamool Congress was founded in opposition to the Congress because, according to Mamata Banerjee at the time, the party could not fight the Left alliance. 28 years later, she finds herself in an existential crisis.
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क्या है पश्चिम बंगाल में तृणमूल कांग्रेस टूटने की वजह, 75 की उम्र में फिर पार्टी को खड़ा कर पाएंगी ममता बनर्जी?
ममता बनर्जी की बनाई पार्टी तृणमूल कांग्रेस (TMC) फिलहाल मुश्किल दौर से गुजर रही है. दो गुटो की वजह से चुनाव आयोग ने पार्टी के सिंबल को फ्रीज कर दिया है. लेकिन ऐसा क्या हुआ पार्टी के लिए यह मुश्किल दौर आया है.
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Analysis: As 2 Flowers In Trinamool Symbol Split, Questions About Party's Future
Mamata Banerjee drew the Trinamool Congress symbol herself.
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Analysis: Revisiting Bengal's Madrasas: Suvendu Adhikari Is Doing What CPM Once Wanted
Chief Minister Subhendu Adhikari has ordered that the madrasas operating in Bengal be reviewed and that those which are illegal be identified
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Analysis: In BJP's 'Go It Alone' Strategy In Bengal, A Test Of Strength, Identity
The BJP leadership has made one thing clear: in the upcoming Kolkata Municipal Corporation election, which will now have 209 seats, the party will fight alone. The BJP has decided to follow an "Ekla Chalo" policy in the civic elections.
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निकाय चुनाव से पहले शुभेंदु अधिकारी क्यों निकाल रहे हैं 'गेरुआ सम्मान यात्रा', बंगाल में कैसे आएगा राष्ट्रवाद
पश्चिम बंगाल के मुख्यमंत्री शुभेंदु अधिकारी 'गेरुआ सम्मान यात्रा' निकालने वाले हैं. उनकी इस यात्रा के पीछे की राजनीति और सोच के बारे में बता रहे हैं जयंत घोषाल.
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Analysis: What's Behind Suvendu Adhikari's 'Saffron Samman Yatra'
The ruling party, the BJP, has said that the programme will seek to promote nationalist thought and has urged people to join the procession.
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Opinion: Durga Puja In Bengal: Is BJP Trying To Rewrite The Cultural Narrative?
The new possibilities are significant because Durga Puja in Bengal has developed a very distinctive cultural character
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Abhishek Banerjee: Rise And Fall Of Trinamool's Once-Unchallenged Yuvraj
Abhishek Banerjee is 38 years old. He entered politics at 25 and received exposure that few regional leaders of his generation got
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Analysis: Can Taslima Nasreen Finally Return To Her Second Home? Kolkata Visit Revives Debate
Taslima always believed that if Dhaka was her first home, Kolkata had to be second because of its connection with the Bengali language and culture
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Opinion: In PM Modi's Tarakeshwar Visit, A Battle For Bengal's Memory
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting West Bengal's Tarakeshwar on June 20 for three major reasons. The first and most important reason is the celebration of West Bengal Day. The BJP government under Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has declared June 20 as the official "West Bengal Day", beginning from 2026. The date carries historical signifi...
