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Tuesday, December 23, 2025
TopicBengalis

Topic: bengalis

West Bengal politics has to be de-Brahminised. Dalit aspirations get dismissed daily

A ‘casteless Bengal’ is a carefully curated facade by the upper caste 'Bhadralok' society, which gets a free pass and is never questioned.

As Sandeshkhali’s women roar, why there’s barely a whimper from Bengal’s ‘educated elite’

The majority of ‘enlightened’ Bengalis—who otherwise never miss a chance to protest real or alleged injustices—have remained spectacularly silent on Sandeshkhali.

How BJP is using Mamata’s ‘outsider’ jibe to pit Bengali vs non-Bengali & pull the votes

The BJP is banking on non-Bengali votes in more than 30 constituencies across Asansol, Durgapur, North 24 Parganas, Kharagpur, Howrah and some parts surrounding Kolkata.

Fish fries, Honey Singh at pandals, sound of dhaak — Durga Pujo in 2020 is a silent aching

We will meet again among friends and relatives, and the smell of dhunuchi in the air of CR Park, Kolkata, Murshidabad, and Dhaka alike. But not in 2020.

Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb apologises for remark on Jats, Punjabis

Biplab Kumar Deb stirred up controversy Sunday when he said Punjabis and Jats are physically strong but less brainy while Bengalis are known to be very intelligent.

Boroline — the cure-all that is stuck in time but still brings joy, especially to Bengalis

The humble antiseptic cream was a by-product of the Swadeshi movement, but continues to be vouched for — even by the millennials.

No, thank you, Bengalis in Assam tell Mamata as she raises pitch against NRC

The TMC chief’s vocal criticism of the process has only generated displeasure among the Bengali-origin community in Assam.

‘The Bengalis’ does a thing that books of its kind rarely do: criticise the Bengalis

Sudeep Chakravarti's mammoth undertaking to trace the Bengalis from its genesis to now results in a detailed, intriguing, and confounding book.

On Camera

Bondi Beach, Bangladesh lynching — once again, the elephant in the room will be side-stepped

Perhaps there is need for a moral ‘jihad’ against those indulging in the promulgation of terror in the name of religion.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Turkiye delivers second MILGEM-class corvette Khaibar to Pakistan Navy, two others in making

Contract for construction of four MILGEM-class ships was signed in 2018. PNS Bedir is to be delivered by June 2026, while PNS Tariq is due for delivery in first quarter of 2027.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.