Mamata Banerjee

Fear and Faith in Dhaka

Ullekh NP in Dhaka

Caught between the call of jihad and the politics of poverty, Sheikh Hasina is battling alone for Bangladesh. India and the West had better take notice

Remembering Suzette Jordan

Rajni George

The woman who cast off the tag of ‘Park Street victim’ died today—leaving behind a legacy of fortitude for others who choose to battle rapists

A Matter of Good Taste

S Prasannarajan

What is it that unites Mamata, Manjhi and the Sadhvi?

DIDI’S DEADLY GAME

Ullekh NP

A reckless Mamata Banerjee reduces Islamist terror to a Centre-state dispute

Didi is singing alone this time

Sohini Chattopadhyay

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

An Extra M in Marx and Mamata Country

Sunanda K Datta-Ray

A view from the Calcutta Club

Maa, Maati, Megalomania

Rahul Pandita

Mamata Banerjee has pushed West Bengal to a new low

The Mamata Effect: Mulayam Acts Tough But Maya May Help

Dhirendra K Jha

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

Sumana Roy

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

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