Opinion | North-South Divide: A False and Vicious Dichotomy
The ‘North-South’ divide debate that the Congress is trying to foist on us, after its recent electoral debacle, is passé and will not strike roots anymore. Among the many myriad things he has achieved, many new narratives that he has generated, and many warped narratives that he has challenged and …
Opinion | Durga Puja: Why Obfuscate A Hindu Religious Festival’s Essence
For The New York Times, habitué in Hindu baiting and denigrating Hindu festivals and rituals, the Durga Puja has not been an exception. Its New Delhi-based correspondent, an Indian, Suhasini Raj, who seems to have never participated in Durga Puja in West Bengal, and to have little grounding in Indian traditions, …
Opinion | Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee and Subhas Chandra Bose: The Icons of West Bengal
As India commemorates Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s 122nd birth anniversary and as one sees his dream and hopes for a free India being realised comprehensively, I look back in tribute to two of India’s and the state of Bengal’s greatest sons and patriots who were contemporaries and visionaries, each nurturing …
Opinion | New Parliament for New India: Why Mocking it is a Disquieting Idea
Much as they would like to obfuscate and subvert history, the Nehru-Gandhi Congress and their political extension — the Indian communist parties — have been stung by the revelation of the Sengol ceremony and of Jawaharlal Nehru’s participation in it. Evidence of various kinds exists to prove that the Sengol …
BJP Plans Silent March With Tricolour on August 14 to Remember Horrors of Partition
The Bharatiya Janata Party will carry out a silent march with the Tricolour on the eve of Independence Day to remember the horrors of Partition. A communication from the central leadership to state units of the party says the “horrors of Partition have to be kept before general public by …
Odia Edition of ‘Amit Shah and the BJP’s Journey’ Released in Bhubaneswar
The Odia edition of the book ‘Amit Shah and the BJP’s Journey’ has been unveiled in Bhubaneswar in the presence of eminent personalities today. The book launch was attended by Union Minister for Education and Skills Development Dharmendra Pradhan, Odisha BJP State President Sameer Mohanty, Senior Journalist and State ruling …
Unmasking Teesta Setalvad: How She Created Self-Serving NGO Industry with Dubious Modi Operandi
The distinction of cartelising NGOs, civil society and human rights activism in India must go to Teesta Setalvad and to her cohort and fake forums such as Communalism Combat, Sabrang and the Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP). These organs were founded and funded with the sole intention of halting …
Mission Kamal Pushp: Database of 4,766 Karyakartas Who Helped Jan Sangh, BJP Bloom Sent to Nadda
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had in November asked his party to connect with the old guard who worked selflessly since the time of Jan Sangh and helped make the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) what it is today. A central team, which was tasked with the work of collating database of …
‘Why Silent on Film Industry’s Drug Problem?’ BJP Attacks Aparna Sen for ‘Defaming’ BSF
BJP leader Dr Anirban Ganguly recently issued a legal notice to actor and filmmaker Aparna Sen for her alleged comments on BSF personnel during an event. BJP leader Dr Anirban Ganguly, who sent a legal notice to actor and filmmaker Aparna Sen for defaming the Border Security Force (BSF), on …