What is the meeting point between government’s (and indeed some intellectuals’) forcing the book fair in Maidan and animal rights activists’ insisting that no harm must come to stray dogs on the street? The answer is that some people want to ride roughshod over the wishes and convenience of a silent majority. Take book fair […]
The Nandigram imbroglio
Anxiety remains even as dust is gradually settling down at Nandigram in East Midnapore district of West Bengal, where a large tract of land is to be acquired for building a Special Economic Zone and a chemical hub by the Salim group. Nandigram was virtually under siege by the villagers who feared worst if the […]
Kolkata Musing 2007
I welcome my readers and well-wishers to my first post of 2007. I hope you’ll all continue to find Kolkta Musing the perfect place to breathe fresh air as it blows from this great metropolis. I’m happy to come back in the thick of things… News’ never tire here. There are so many plots and […]
Milestone 2006
In early 1990s, when Narasimha Rao led government embarked upon liberating Indian economy from the shackles of outdated regulations, the wave did not touch the ‘shores’ of West Bengal. While other states leapfrogged in taking advantage of newfound liberal industrial climate, West Bengal stagnated and refused to come out of the age-old dogma that believed […]
Arundhati Roy and Singur
This is what noted social activist, Arundhati Roy said about Singur: I think the Left parties are following double standards. The CPM has been prominent in the World Social Forum process, including the India Social Forum held just three weeks ago in Delhi, which sharply attack neo-liberal policies. One consensual premise of the Forum is […]
Land to whom
Starting tomorrow, peasants in Singur, Hooghly who have pledged lands to the government will get compensation. Reports suggest that notwithstanding opposition, about 60% of total land asked by Tata Motors for their car factory has already been pledged. Tatas need nearly 1000 acres to build the factory, which – once it blooms fully – will […]
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