Soil to Salon ~ II
The story of Bengal’s decline is not merely an economic one ~ it is a narrative of complete cultural and intellectual transformation.
The story of Bengal’s decline is not merely an economic one ~ it is a narrative of complete cultural and intellectual transformation.
The Jyoti Basu Centre for Social Studies and Research (JBCSSR) has been actively engaged in research and documentation on contemporary socio-economic and environmental issues, with a special focus on West Bengal and its diverse regions, particularly North Bengal.
It has been three decades of mobile telephony in India with the historic first mobile call made on 31 July 1995 by then West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu to then telecom minister Sukh Ram using a Nokia handset on Modi Telstra’s network - a defining moment that not only revolutionised communication in India but also laid the cornerstone for the country’s ongoing digital evolution.
State BJP leaders, however, refused to make any comment on the absence of their legislators on the occasion.
Mamata Banerjee observes July 21 as Martyrs' Day every year to remember the 13 persons who were killed at a Youth Congress rally in Kolkata in 1993. Eyeing the party's expansion, the TMC has decided to telecast Banerjee's address across West Bengal, and for the first time, also in other states like Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Punjab, Tripura and poll-bound Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh.
Quite the most critical feature in terms of electoral politics and governance must be that Mr Naveen Patnaik was on Wednesday sworn in as the Chief Minister of Odisha for a record fifth term.
Let there be peace, without a renewed bout of reprisal and counter-mobilisation. The verdict must be respected. This is the certitude of a democracy, indeed the form of governance that is under threat from India to Indonesia. Democracy is not just about voting. Democracy is about the results of votes being implemented. This is the parable to be drawn from the ‘breaking news‘ on the 23rd of May, 2019.
The Union HRD ministry’s decision to drastically reduce the maximum weight of school bags in institutions across the country is…
The state BJP on Tuesday said that chief minister Mamata Banerjee is following the footstep of former chief minister Jyoti…
The 68-year-old completed 23 years, four months and 17 days in office on 29 April
