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From Mud Huts to Metropolis: How Kolkata Rose from the Banks of the Hooghly on August 24, 1690

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ScribeShah - August 24, 2024

There is no doubt that today, the 24th of August, is a landmark day when the modern colonial city of Calcutta or Kolkata came...

Dear Calcutta…

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ScribeShah - January 21, 2024

Thank you for giving me a childhood that taught me the true meaning of being secular. Thank you for showing me that there was nothing...

Flawed education system, the cause of hatred in India, says Bollywood actor Adil Hussain

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ScribeShah - June 18, 2018

Kolkata: Meeting someone as sensitive and versatile as Adil Hussain, who wears his heart on his sleeves is a different experience altogether. With no...

From Jadavpur to Park Circus: The Quiet, Multifaith Struggle Against New Forms of Disenfranchisement

Nousheen Baba Khan - March 18, 2026

Bengal Polls 2026: As Parties Reduce Muslim Tickets, TMC Holds Its Ground

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Melania’s Missing Children, Bardem’s Free Palestine, and Chopra’s Uncomfortable Silence: A Study in Hypocrisy

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Democracy Under Adjudication: When Citizens Must Prove Their Right to Vote

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When Memories Speak: A Kolkata Wall Challenges the Idea of Citizenship

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From Jadavpur to Park Circus: The Quiet, Multifaith Struggle Against New Forms of Disenfranchisement

Bengal March 18, 2026 0

While mass protests dominated 2019, 2026 presents a new, fragmented landscape of resistance. As "Special Intensive Revision" (SIR) raises fears of exclusion through paperwork, a cross-community movement from Jadavpur University to Park Circus suggests that solidarity is not dead—it has simply evolved.

Bengal Polls 2026: As Parties Reduce Muslim Tickets, TMC Holds Its Ground

Bengal March 17, 2026 0

TMC’s 2026 candidate list emphasizes inclusivity, fielding 47 Muslim, 78 SC, and 17 ST candidates. Mamata Banerjee balances veteran loyalists with a significant youth surge, aiming to counter anti-incumbency across Bengal.

Melania’s Missing Children, Bardem’s Free Palestine, and Chopra’s Uncomfortable Silence: A Study in Hypocrisy

Opinion March 17, 2026 0

India was the first to recognize Palestine and stood with the Global South. Today, we remain silent on Gaza, Cuba, and Venezuela. It is time to reclaim our strategic autonomy. While, at the Oscar ceremony, Javier Bardem declared 'Free Palestine' while Priyanka Chopra stood uncomfortably silent. As a UNICEF ambassador, she speaks for children but ignores those in Gaza and India's own Dalits.

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Bengal Polls 2026: As Parties Reduce Muslim Tickets, TMC Holds Its Ground

Melania’s Missing Children, Bardem’s Free Palestine, and Chopra’s Uncomfortable Silence: A Study in Hypocrisy

Democracy Under Adjudication: When Citizens Must Prove Their Right to Vote

When Memories Speak: A Kolkata Wall Challenges the Idea of Citizenship

LPG Queues and Petrol Panic: Why the PM’s Latest Speech is Triggering COVID-Era Trauma

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