Title: West Bengal’s Puja Carnival Politics and the Need to Slay All Evil
Published on: October 21, 2024
Published in: Deccan Herald
Excerpt:
‘Kolkata witnessed two contrasting ‘carnival’ scenes on October 15, barely three kilometres apart. A human chain of the protesters on one side, barricades erected by the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) government on the other. A display of exasperation versus power-blind arrogance — a figuratively and literally poignant moment as a rebellious carnival of protesters juxtaposed a stark reality against the grand star-studded puja procession by the West Bengal government.’
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