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The reclamation of Bengal

West Bengal is not merely a state. It is, in the telling of those who sought to win it back from the Trinamool Congress, a civilisational citadel - the cradle of the Bengal Renaissance, the land of Ramakrishna and Vivekananda, Bankimchandra and Tagore , Shyamaprasad Mookerjee and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

Credibility Crisis

India's temporary restriction on Telegram ahead of the NEET-UG re-examination has dominated headlines.

Dancing girl

There is something profoundly ironic about a civilisation becoming embarrassed by one of its oldest mirrors.

Shrinking worlds of Indian history

In India, Bollywood - as rightly described and named by Helle Ryslinge in her film makes cinema that is often ‘larger than life.’

Judicial Credibility

The judiciary is often described as the bedrock of a functioning democracy, upholding the rule of law and ensuring that no one is above it.

Heathrow Shutdown

The sudden closure on Friday of one of the world’s busiest airports due to a fire at a nearby electrical substation exposes a critical vulnerability in modern infrastructure systems.

Crisis on campus

As an alumnus of Jadavpur University and currently an Assistant Professor at Bidhan Chandra College, Asansol, I find myself increasingly disturbed by the recent turmoil on campus.