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Not only Bengalis...: Amartya Sen amid language row

Wading into the political slugfest over the alleged harassment of Bengali migrant workers in other parts of the country, noted economist Amartya Sen said every citizen of India has the freedom to......

Don't refer to Modi as PM, Mamata tells BJP

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said Narendra Modi should be referred to as a Bharatiya Janata Party leader and not as the prime minister in the saffron party's campaign as he......

As COVID-19 Grips India...

Please click on the images for glimpses of India in the grip of the pandemic. IMAGE: A COVID-19 infected patient at a Covid care centre at the Commonwealth Games village in New Delhi.......

Kolkata flyover collapse: Mamata faces poll bouncer

The timing of the flyover collapse, says Ishita Ayan Dutt, couldn't have been worse for the CM with the assembly elections just days away. IMAGE: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and......

Manipur: A Distant Outpost Full Of Promise

A lesson we have not learnt from China is the urgent need to knit the vast country together to keep it from falling apart at the seams.While there is considerable dent in poverty, sadly, the North......

No Mamata for Marwaris in Kolkata

The Marwari businessmen of Kolkata are a worried lot under Mamata Banerjee's rule. Around a thousand people had gathered at Shibpur, south of Kolkata, on an October morning to take part in the......

Marwari community of Kolkata on tenterhooks

For centuries, businessmen are favourite punching bags of the powers that be whenever public opinion needs to be controlled. To say that the Marwari business community of Kolkata is on......

Why family matters so much in India's diamond trade

There are around 6,500 diamond manufacturers of which Palanpuri Jains operate a mere 6 per cent, or around 400 companies. But they stand out for being highly interlinked through blood ties. ......

How the Communists killed Bengal's industry

West Bengal's longest serving chief minister Jyoti Basu once told an industrialist that capitalists were class enemies and he should expect no sympathy.Ishita Ayan Dutt tracks the political......

The extraordinary story of Radha Daga and Triguni Food

'One’s dreams never end. If you don’t dream, you don’t exist. You need to dream to look forward to in life.' Radha Daga, who went from a textile exporter to food entrepreneur at......

'Dad said I'm not going to help you with your career'

'He said, "There was nobody to help me. I came from Kolkata to Mumbai to make a career of my own".'"'I have my own journey, and you need to experience that to value what you will have in the......

Dhadak Review: Many scenes brought tears to my eyes

To those who feel that Dhadak doesn't measure up to Sairat, Kshamaya Daniel, 18, has one piece of advice: We're talking about wine here, not scotch. Imagine this: You're having a get-together at......

Dhadak Review: Ishaan, Janhvi show promise. Not the film.

'As a remake of Sairat, Dhadak is a travesty.''As a standalone, Dhadak is standard Bollywood boy-meets-girl drivel.''As a showcase, Dhadak is a promise that will take some more effort to fully......

Remembering Football Legend Tulsidas Balaram

Tulsidas Balaram, who passed into the ages last week, was a member of the Indian football team which reached the semis at the Olympics and won an Asian Games gold medal. IMAGE: Tulsidas Balaram,......