Mamata Banerjee
DIDI’S DEADLY GAME
Ullekh NP
A reckless Mamata Banerjee reduces Islamist terror to a Centre-state dispute
Didi is singing alone this time
As Mamata Banerjee rides a wave of triumphalism, Sohini Chattopadhyay in West Bengal says all is not as funny as the Trinamool leader’s limericks
The Mamata Effect: Mulayam Acts Tough But Maya May Help
The Congress knows that the SP can at best be a short-term ally, but it hopes the compulsions of self-interest ensure the BSP’s support
Maa Maati Manush, and Motor Cars
Mamata Banerjee’s career has been bound to the automobile in strange ways. No wonder, then, the reader of her memoirs soon starts to play a game of car-spotting in the narrative
Nobody Hits a Lady
The national outrage over Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s handling of satire is plain naiveté. Didi knows better than to ignore such timeless instruments of destruction, particularly when she is sure to get away with her counter-offensive
A Close Look at Didi’s Numbers
The TMC seems to have a workable strategy for success without the Congress
Didi, Amma & Behenji
Three women chief ministers, Mayawati, Mamata and Jayalalithaa, are not only in control of the political destiny of over 360 million people, they are also shaping the future of Indian politics
The Madness in Her Method
A desperate Bengal ousted the Left, seeking ‘poribarton’. Six months on, Mamata Banerjee is as vocal as she was while lavishing poll promises, yet ‘change’ looks elusive as ever. So, what’s holding back poribarton?
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