Mamata Banerjee

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

Nobody Hits a Lady

Jay Mazoomdaar

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

Jay Mazoomdaar

The TMC seems to have a workable strategy for success without the Congress

Didi, Amma & Behenji

Hartosh Singh Bal

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

Jay Mazoomdaar

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?

Teesta River Agreement

Arindam Mukherjee

Mamata’s pullout created a minor dent in Manmohan’s international reputation

Korechhi, Lodechhi, Jeetechhi

Rahul Pandita

How Mamata Banerjee became the new Left in West Bengal

Palette Politic

Sahar Zaman

Artist Shuvaprasanna on why it’s not yet time to paint Mamata, the lies of Buddhadeb Bhattacherjee, and managing passenger amenities for the Railways

Bad News from Below

Jaideep Mazumdar

The crumbling Metro Rail of Kolkata is hurting Mamata Banerjee’s image in the state

Operation Red Hunt

Jaideep Mazumdar

The despondent Left in West Bengal may be in for some real trouble real soon. The Congress and Trinamool are working towards an alliance to oust them from power in the state.