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Best left in the drawer?

A government report that spends more than a decade in a drawer tells a story regardless of what is written on its pages.

Union law minister highlights Bengal’s vast industrial potential

The second day of the 60th Garment Buyers & Sellers Meet & B2B Expo, organised by the West Bengal Garment Manufacturers & Dealers Association (WBGMDA) at Science City, witnessed an overwhelming response from buyers, retailers, distributors, wholesalers, and industry stakeholders from across India and overseas.

Rethinking History ~ I

Political history is too important to be left either to political memory or to political mythology. Its first obligation is historical explanation.

Bengal’s chance to plant a new tree

In O. Henry’s The Last Leaf, ailing Johnsy clings to life because one painted leaf refuses to fall. Such is the power of optimism; it does not need to be certain to be effective.

A tale of two institutions

Having studied, in the sixties, at two of Bengal’s iconic institutions, and having observed the paths these have traversed, some thoughts crossed my mind for consideration of the new government.

Life and Death~I

“There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy. All the rest ~ whether or not the world has three dimensions, whether the mind has nine or twelve categories ~ comes afterwards.”

Women’s Hockey League: Bengal, M.P., Maharashtra win on Day 7

Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Jharkhand had successful outings as they secured wins in their respective last league matches in Pool A of the Final Phase of the National Women’s Hockey League 2024-25 held at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Astro Turf Hockey Stadium

Swadeshi strikes

Boycott and Swaraj: these were weapons of mass unrest and grievance to challenge the British Indian Government announcement on 19 July 1905 to partition Bengal.