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While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
PM Modi does not need Sandipan Roy’s permission or Mamata Banerjee’s permission to talk about Durga Pooja. Ram Navami has been celebrated for thousands of years – has Sandipan Roy been cataloging its celebration for thousands of years ?
This absurd article that it is PM Modi who is communalizing Bengla is comical considering that without Mamata Banerjee’s help Durga Pooja immersions , Durga Pooja processions which even communists didn’t try to control have become an issue thanks to her goonda government. her attempts to appease minorities has gone to such a stage that she is willing to sacrifice Durga Pooja in Bengal to celebrate Muharram! Yet Sandipan Roy is edifying us on the “secularism” of Bengalis ?
Well said Mr. Ray – all Bengalis identify with what you are saying.
Let Modi tackle Kaali-ma next – simply come to the next kali-puja Mr. PM, and share the midnight prashad! Ha! Ha! Ha! only Bengalis will understand the joke (and I am sure even non-hindu bongs know what I am talking about).
Yeah – because nobody outside Bengal knows about KALI right ?
Bengali babu – educate yourself that Durga and Kali are worshipped from Kashmir to Kanyakumari – not just in your West Bangladesh. KALI puja is some Tantric nonsense some lunatics did in the forests 3-4 hundred years ago. Today – people want an excuse to drink and eat biryani so they created an “event” out of Kali Pooja.
And FYI -most Hindus have given up animal sacrifice but Bengalis still massacre buffalo for Durga Pooja like savages. It is disgusting – please reform yourself. Instead of sacrificing Buffalo – sacrifice your DTH set-top box or something that affects you – otherwise its not a sacrifice- just murder.
I am Indian first.. ?. Then probably a Maharashtrian.. writing fancily has become a fashion lately..selfishness has grappled this novel profession too which once used to gather and unite Indians..sad to see being used for negativity.. when is it going to end don’t know..when will we be back in India and read, write and listen more like Indian than by its states or casts? Am just 36 but feels like have seen lots of ages of India in past 10years.
There’s nothing wrong if BJP thinks Durga Puja needs to be celebrated, protected, etc. However what needs to be discussed is the new found temporary interest that CPM is showing even though they don’t visit temples or light lamps in their houses. This use and throw which this violent party does needs to be taken with a pinch of salt.
“There had been some clashes”
Whole issue is hided in this words But writer is eager to Highlight slective words of PM.
This is called presstitute way of journalism
First let it be clear that Durga Puja is celebrated with great fervour and reverence not only in Bengal but in other parts of India as well. As regards eating habits during the Puja, let’s not comment on that. In many places outside Bengal, mainly Hindi speaking states, non vegetarian foods are taken only after the conclusion of the Puja. So this is purely one’s belief and “Shraddha”. But depicting Goddess like going to Spa etc is not in good test. What is wrong in respecting ones’ religious sentiments & belief ? Accepting or justifying such incidences has nothing to do with “ progressive or rational or liberal” thoughts. Such acts create uncalled for aberrations in normal day to day life and hence must be avoided at all costs. Else you will have all for and against diatribes which ultimately is of no value .
Bengal is not an easy citadel to break into. Spent three blissful years in Calcutta – the emergency did not really affect us – studied at St Xavier’s College, started my chartered accountancy, dated the Gujarati Jain girl I would marry, we had loads of Marwari, Gujarati, Punjabi, Sindhi friends. In all that time, cannot recall having a single meal in a Bengali home. To borrow the columnist’s phrase, it appears we fell into the non Bengali bucket. One hopes the ruling party will have better luck.
What this man has written is simply to satisfy his left leaning ego which simply will not let him accept the rising BJP.
PM Modi does not need Sandipan Roy’s permission or Mamata Banerjee’s permission to talk about Durga Pooja. Ram Navami has been celebrated for thousands of years – has Sandipan Roy been cataloging its celebration for thousands of years ?
This absurd article that it is PM Modi who is communalizing Bengla is comical considering that without Mamata Banerjee’s help Durga Pooja immersions , Durga Pooja processions which even communists didn’t try to control have become an issue thanks to her goonda government. her attempts to appease minorities has gone to such a stage that she is willing to sacrifice Durga Pooja in Bengal to celebrate Muharram! Yet Sandipan Roy is edifying us on the “secularism” of Bengalis ?
Well said Mr. Ray – all Bengalis identify with what you are saying.
Let Modi tackle Kaali-ma next – simply come to the next kali-puja Mr. PM, and share the midnight prashad! Ha! Ha! Ha! only Bengalis will understand the joke (and I am sure even non-hindu bongs know what I am talking about).
Yeah – because nobody outside Bengal knows about KALI right ?
Bengali babu – educate yourself that Durga and Kali are worshipped from Kashmir to Kanyakumari – not just in your West Bangladesh. KALI puja is some Tantric nonsense some lunatics did in the forests 3-4 hundred years ago. Today – people want an excuse to drink and eat biryani so they created an “event” out of Kali Pooja.
And FYI -most Hindus have given up animal sacrifice but Bengalis still massacre buffalo for Durga Pooja like savages. It is disgusting – please reform yourself. Instead of sacrificing Buffalo – sacrifice your DTH set-top box or something that affects you – otherwise its not a sacrifice- just murder.
I am Indian first.. ?. Then probably a Maharashtrian.. writing fancily has become a fashion lately..selfishness has grappled this novel profession too which once used to gather and unite Indians..sad to see being used for negativity.. when is it going to end don’t know..when will we be back in India and read, write and listen more like Indian than by its states or casts? Am just 36 but feels like have seen lots of ages of India in past 10years.
Poor analysis of situation, heavily loaded with partisan pinch of thoughts.
Poignant, enjoyable and agreeable read.
There’s nothing wrong if BJP thinks Durga Puja needs to be celebrated, protected, etc. However what needs to be discussed is the new found temporary interest that CPM is showing even though they don’t visit temples or light lamps in their houses. This use and throw which this violent party does needs to be taken with a pinch of salt.
we Hindus r over confident n arrogant, we lost b’desh and pakistan becozz of this , hvnt learnt lesson yet. commies n pseudos will destroy bengal !!
“There had been some clashes”
Whole issue is hided in this words But writer is eager to Highlight slective words of PM.
This is called presstitute way of journalism
First let it be clear that Durga Puja is celebrated with great fervour and reverence not only in Bengal but in other parts of India as well. As regards eating habits during the Puja, let’s not comment on that. In many places outside Bengal, mainly Hindi speaking states, non vegetarian foods are taken only after the conclusion of the Puja. So this is purely one’s belief and “Shraddha”. But depicting Goddess like going to Spa etc is not in good test. What is wrong in respecting ones’ religious sentiments & belief ? Accepting or justifying such incidences has nothing to do with “ progressive or rational or liberal” thoughts. Such acts create uncalled for aberrations in normal day to day life and hence must be avoided at all costs. Else you will have all for and against diatribes which ultimately is of no value .
Why has East Bangal become Muslim Majority and why Mamata has to appease Muslims?
You seem to be on a wrong page.
Bengal is not an easy citadel to break into. Spent three blissful years in Calcutta – the emergency did not really affect us – studied at St Xavier’s College, started my chartered accountancy, dated the Gujarati Jain girl I would marry, we had loads of Marwari, Gujarati, Punjabi, Sindhi friends. In all that time, cannot recall having a single meal in a Bengali home. To borrow the columnist’s phrase, it appears we fell into the non Bengali bucket. One hopes the ruling party will have better luck.