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Wednesday, November 26, 2025
TopicJawhar Sircar

Topic: Jawhar Sircar

Tree trunk to stone to human face—how deity worship evolved in Hinduism

In the presentation, titled ‘Aniconic to the Iconic’, Jawhar Sircar explained how the evolution of a deity in Hinduism also alters the ways in which it is worshipped.

TMC MP Jawhar Sircar quits politics, terms Mamata’s handling of ‘spontaneous’ RG Kar stir ‘faulty’

Sircar, former IAS officer who took political plunge in 2021, wrote in letter to TMC chief Mamata Banerjee that he ‘just cannot accept corrupt officers getting top postings’.

After Jawhar Sircar slams ‘corruption’ in TMC, fellow MP Saugata Roy says he should resign

Ex bureaucrat & Rajya Sabha MP Sircar says TMC can't win in 2024 with 'half-decayed body due to corruption', but he won't 'quit' unless CM Mamata Banerjee wants him to.

TMC MP Jawhar Sircar tweets edited video on ‘protests’ against PM Modi, Twitter flags it

PM Modi faced protests during his trip to Varanasi this month but the media didn’t cover the incident, claims Sircar. Original video shows support for the PM and chants of ‘Jai Shri Ram’.

Former CEO of Prasar Bharati & TMC leader Jawhar Sircar takes oath as Rajya Sabha member

Sircar took oath in Bengali and was greeted by thumping of desk by fellow MPs. He has spent nearly 42 years in public service and is known as a vocal critic of the BJP govt.

Why Jawhar Sircar as Trinamool’s RS choice shows Mamata’s serious intent to shed regional tag

Jawhar Sircar had supported Mamata Banerjee during the state-Centre bureaucratic crisis that emerged before the Bengal polls, and even mobilised over 100 IAS officers to back her.

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Labour Codes to QCO—Modi’s third term looks more open to economic reforms

The last 17 months have seen a gradual deferment of and pushback against schemes that are protectionist by nature.

Vehicles, TVs, mobile phones—PM EAC report shows rural India is catching up with urban consumers

Rural ownership of motor vehicles jumped from 19 percent in 2011-2012 to 59 percent in 2023-2024, while urban rose from 40 percent to 68 percent during the same time period, study by two members of PM-EAC says.

General secrets from frozen peaks: A Kargil veteran reveals what politically correct writers left out

At the Jindal Literature Festival, Maj Gen (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh reveals secrets from 25 years ago, speaking about the decision that outwitted Musharraf and changed the course of the war. 

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.