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BJP & Dalits: Why Are Bengal’s Matuas Growing Disenchanted With RSS?
arun Posted On January 11, 2022


Recently, a long-awaited reshuffle in the Bengal BJP took place and no Matua leader got an organisational post For the past one month, several vernacular and Bengal-based newspapers have been reporting on the growing discontent within the Matuas against the […]


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Actor Prakash Raaj Becomes Real Life Hero, Helps Underprivileged Student Get Education & Job In UK
arun Posted On December 15, 2021


Chennai: Tamil director Naveen thanked actor Prakash Raaj for helping an underprivileged meritorious Dalit girl to secure her admission in the UK. He also said that the actor went on to contribute a sum for her to finish her Masters […]


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‘Killing’ of Dalit youth on Bangladesh border: Complaint to NHRC against BSF
arun Posted On November 16, 2021


Kirity Roy, Secretary, Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM), and National Convenor, Programme Against Custodial Torture & Impunity (PACTI), Hooghly, West Bengal, in a letter to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman, has alleged “extra-judicial execution” of a poor young […]


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“She Looks Like A Maid.” Why Do We Use Our Domestic Help’s Name As An Insult
arun Posted On November 13, 2021


What does it mean when someone says a woman “looks like a maid”? The first thing it means is that the person who says that is a classist, derogatory misogynist. Second, it is indicative of the rot ingrained in our […]


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Sovabajar Rajbari to Jorasanko Daw Bari, top 5 Bonedi Barir Durga Pujas of Kolkata
arun Posted On October 13, 2021


We have compiled five Bonedi Bari Durga Puja and we are sure that the grandeur will leave you awe-struck. Durga Puja is not just a festival for Bengalis, because it is an emotion and a colourful carnival. Bengal decks up […]


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Durga Puja 2021 Celebrations in Kolkata: Transgender Community Celebrates Puja with Idol of ‘Ardhanarishvara’
arun Posted On October 9, 2021


The unique idol of ‘Ardhanarishvara’ has not been immersed for four years and depicted the face of Lord Shiva on one side and Goddess Parvati on the other. Kolkata, October 9: The transgender community in Kolkata celebrated Durga Puja with […]


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College professor refuses to speak to Dalit student, calls him ‘impure’
arun Posted On September 18, 2021


A Dalit student of Visva-Bharati University (VBU) in West Bengal has alleged that a professor refused to speak to him and called him “impure”. Kolkata: A student of Visva-Bharati University (VBU) has alleged that he was subjected to casteism by […]


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Over 30 lakh already applied for cash assistance: Mamata Banerjee
arun Posted On August 19, 2021


According to sources, the rush to apply for the Lakshmir Bhandar scheme was encouraging for the ruling establishment Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said a total of 30 lakh women had already applied for Lakshmir Bhandar scheme that offers Rs 500 […]


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Custodial torture of poor villagers off Bangladesh border: Complaint to NHRC
arun Posted On August 13, 2021


Based in Hooghly, civil rights leader Kirity Roy, secretary, Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM) and national convenor, Programme Against Custodial Torture & Impunity (PACTI), in a letter to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairperson, has brought to light yet […]


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