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West Bengal
No Money? Have a Bank
In the last three years, an unnatural number of bank branches have opened in former Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s constituency in West Bengal
From Tagore to Thakur
Durga puja pandals have clay figurines of Tagore. As do Saraswati puja ceremonies. Parents buy their kids Tagore dolls. In a state where the Left dismissed him as too elitist, Sumana Roy observes the canonisation of the poet-educationist
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?
Pursuit of Democracy by Dare
Expect the CPM to flex its strong arm with impunity in the run-up to the Assembly polls in West Bengal, and political thuggery at its crassest
At a Complete Loss
Thirty-three years of uninterrupted Left rule in Bengal has left the state’s finances in a mess
Red Alert
The fate of West Bengal is linked in many ways to how the CPM deals with the confusion that has gripped it over the years.
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