Bengal The Story Behind the Arrest of Activists Objecting to Deocha Pachami Coal Mine
While the protest meeting itself was peaceful and without police presence, trouble started as the protesters returned home and nine people were arrested.
How Bengali Civil Society Stood Up Against the BJP
From a people’s campaign on ‘No Vote To BJP’ to a music video by a galaxy of artists against the party’s ‘ideology of hatred’, the civil society in Bengal had a powerful impact in the recent polls.
BJP Is Always Uncomfortable with Tagore – PM Modi Quoting His Poems Won’t Reverse This
Modi’s wanton quoting of Tagore strikes as too much of an attempt to woo Bengalis in election season, considering the overall unfamiliarity with Tagore and his verses, displayed by BJP leaders. Also: Students protest Amit Shah’s visit to Visva-Bharati.