West Bengal is an Indian state in the eastern part of the country, and the only one in India with an incumbent woman Chief Minister — Mamata Banerjee.
The region, which was the political heart of the Bengal Presidency during British Rule, was divided into East and West Bengal in 1947. Bengal was a hotbed of the Indian Independence movement and has remained one of the country’s great artistic and intellectual centres, being home to Nobel laureates Rabindranath Tagore, Mother Teresa, Amartya Sen and Abhijit Banerjee as well as freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose and Oscar winner Satyajit Ray.
Geographically, the state is happily situated with the Himalayas in the north and the Sundarbans in the south. It shares a roughly 2,200-sqkm border with Bangladesh (East Bengal at the time of Partition).
For the first 30 years, the Congress ruled Bengal, but made way for Left domination for the next 34 years. In 2011, Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress — a breakaway from the Congress — came to power.
Singling out Pakistan as a source of persecution, as PM has done, may have made sense , but now the CAA has done incalculable damage to our relations with neighbours by naming Afghanistan and Bangladesh. IT is the unthinking and blind adherence to rash poll promises that has made BJP a laughing stock and more dangerously, a potent source of discord within the nation.
This had to happen. If India remains quiet, West Bengal will soon have Muslim majority. Problems which now happen in Bangladesh, will start in West Bengal.
Don’t try logic with the bhakts, Sudarshan.
Easy to say ‘Bhakts’; also easy to say ‘dynastic slaves’. Correct?
you are taking about Jay Shah’s ascension?
The day he is vying for political leadership role, yes. That’s why my comments have been in support of Arvind Kejriwal. That’s why I say Mamta is better than Rahul because she is self-made.
RR is typical of people who change the topic when confronted with unpleasant facts. The topic of the comment was..please reread.
As for your comment on Kejriwal, it is fine. Mamata too. But that was not being discussed here.
And you can’t equate the use of bhakts with the use of dynastic slaves. The two are unrelated. Learn to discuss what is being discussed (a truism).
Mr.Prime Minister !! don’t insult the name of Mahatma Gandhi !!You have no moral right to utter his name !!The people of India very much aware what Gandhiji taught us and you are doing the reverse in practice!! Also don’t underestimate the people of Bengal !! This is not Gujrat !!!
But This Bengal selected 18 MP from BJP.
Many years ago, father was an ex officio Trustee of Calcutta Port Trust. Siltation of the Hooghly River was a constant problem, which reduced the draft of the port. Then Haldia came up, with provision for deeper water to deal with larger ships. When a name changes, a bit of history dies.
What has change of name to do with siltation of the Kolkatta Port? Though I appreciate your emotional attachment with the Port due to your father’s association with it.
What he means is that he hates Modi and this BJP government and cannot wait till 2024, when Pawar and Shiv Sena get a chance to form the government and loot India. He prefers that to BJP’s tough and radical decisions.
Set aside lumpens, as an intelligent person don’t you think it is all about increasing the size of the pie. Corruption is the function of power. Will remain always. History shows even capital punishment could not curb this.
One hopes Bombay Port Trust – with which too father was associated, although not as a Trustee – will retain its name, now that Mughal Sarai has been given that honour.
Just to add, this is also called an attempt to create a ‘halo effect’ online…my father was trustee, I am CA, my son is from IIM-A and lives in Singapore and therefore we are wise know all. Well, sir, we too live in reputed hotbeds of liberalism and scientific research, and follow the world at close quarters. Come up with solutions rather than pontificating.
Aap hamari fourth generation Ananyadevi ko kaise bhool gaye. Learning Hindi as a third language, after English and Mandarin.
God bless her ashok JI, but please learn to talk straight. Call a spade a spade by name. Say I hate this government. Say that I want it to fail whatever initiatives it might take. We will not call it bias. Don’t go about in circles. If you feel that India should talk to Pakistan, support your arguments from history with instances where it helped. State facts how Mamta helped grow Bengal.
You are after Ashok again, RR. Bad boy! You need some spanking.
Are you not able to see that Ashok is treating you guys as friends? That’s why he shares these details with you. He shouldn’t be doing it because you don’t deserve it.
And where is he pontificating in the post above? I think you also have comprehension problems.
So what have I said that’s unfriendly Rajiv JI? He is telling his story and not offering arguments. I am just pointing that out. What’s unfriendly about it?
I could also have responded with “I don’t argue with kids like you” but that would be too patronising. Isn’t it? And please don’t spank your screen in anger just because you want to spank me.
No, RR. I didn’t throw any tantrums!
I’m surprised that you didn’t yet note that Ashok doesn’t do arguments. It not his style. He just states his opinion.
I’d you want arguments, some to me!
Sorry. Autocorrect in some mobiles is terrible.
The last line above should read: if you want arguments, come to me!
And a new history is created.
Well said sir!!
New…. history?