Back after a long time. Thanks to my friends for not abandoning me. I bring something new with me. Have finally launched a youtube channel on Netaji. Plan on growing it further as well so need all of your support. Please subscribe in large numbers!
https://t.co/JivNwWY79Y
Some things that I want to happen in West Bengal.
●A very large Netaji statue in the heart of Kolkata.
●A memorial built in a grand architectural style showcasing the lifestories of the thousands of Bengal revolutionaries
●Honoring the valour & sacrifice of Bengali Hindu Kings
Bengalis have not forgotten their 'Ghorer Chhele', their very own, their Subhas.
In 2022, I attended one of the talks of @anujdhar and @chandrachurg .
Just before the starting of the session, the beautiful 'Subhasji' song was played and every single person stood up in respect 🙏
All these matters concern the national security of India; they are not local matters. If the demography changes in Assam and Bengal in the next few decades, India will not remain the India that we know today.
"Bengal of course has other attractions, but, apart from that, this rustic hilly country (Darjeeling) is incomparable. Verily, the Himalayas are the abode of the Gods – a paradise..."
Netaji writes to his dear friend Hemanta Sarkar when he was about 18 years old.
#Darjeeling
Was just re reading the entire story of how the Brits got to know of Bagha Jatin (Jatindranath Mukherjee) & his compatriots..it's sad to know that the local Odia people of Balasore like Chintamoni Sahoo and others informed the Brits. Odia princely states were also involved in it.
Bengal has done what Bengal's Lord, the Lord of India, indeed the Lord God of all of this Creation, whom the Vedas call 'Purushottama', has ordained her to do through the ages, through ups and downs, through victory and defeat: To sing the Glory of the Supreme Divine unapologetically.
We shall now sing, every Bengali child shall now sing:
"তুমি বিদ্যা তুমি ধর্ম্ম
তুমি হৃদি তুমি মর্ম্ম
ত্বং হি প্রাণাঃ শরীরে ৷
বাহুতে তুমি মা শক্তি,
হৃদয়ে তুমি মা ভক্তি,
তোমারই প্রতিমা গড়ি মন্দিরে মন্দিরে ৷"
We shall also sing out loud:
"পতন-অভ্যুদয়-বন্ধুর পন্থা, যুগ-যুগ ধাবিত যাত্রী।
হে চিরসারথি, তব রথচক্রে মুখরিত পথ দিনরাত্রি।
দারুণ বিপ্লব-মাঝে তব শঙ্খধ্বনি বাজে
সংকটদুঃখত্রাতা।
জনগণপথপরিচায়ক জয় হে ভারতভাগ্যবিধাতা!
জয় হে, জয় হে, জয় হে, জয় জয় জয়, জয় হে॥"
My latest EAC-PM working paper: "How to do Process Reform: Case Study of IEPFA" (co-authored with @AakankshaArora5). The paper lays out step-by-step how process reforms were implemented at IEFPA over the last one year. As a result, the system is now able to do more approvals in a month than it was earlier doing in a year. Indeed, the backlog will be fully cleared in the next six months. This case study is part of our effort to document government re-engineering efforts so that they can be taught and replicated across the system.
https://t.co/meOOdKXzOm
Ever heard the term #Akalbodhana? That’s when Shri Ram worshipped Ma Durga for defeating Ravan. That’s when (the month of Ashwin) Bengalis celebrate Durga Puja.
Now if Bengalis are shouting for Shri Ram, just imagine how much louder they will be chanting Ma Durga’s name.
And Ma Kali will take care of the demons who incite people by spreading misinformation.
#Bengal #MaDurga #ShriRam #MaKali
This is an excellent take-down of NRB aanteil intellectuals. Every line is true and I could almost see real people who act and speak like this.
https://t.co/6UJz0Y05ph
Bengal’s politics always had a very strong component of nationalism rooted in its history and culture. Even among non-communist leftists. This was very cleverly and efficiently altered by the communist movement.
The BJP has now got a golden opportunity to rework on that. Not by mere mechanical changes in textbooks, not merely by inviting guest speakers, but by promoting a structured discourse and debates. Otherwise any effort is likely to produce only temporary results. The idea is to change the worldview and mindset. Not to accumulate a bunch of sycophants. It is a long term project.
"The Renaissance Required in West Bengal" - my article in today's New Indian Express where I argue that Bengal's economic revival depends on recapturing its civilizational identity after decades of deliberate manipulation. As the civilizational roots of Bengalis were deliberately chipped away, it left an intellectual and socio-cultural vacuum. The sneering of “aanteil” intellectuals cannot fill the emptiness. This is the source of Bengal’s political anarchism, mindless trade unionism, militant student activism and deadwood intellectualism; all merely trying to fill that hole in the heart. As an aside, a similar story can be told of another state - Punjab, the other state that was Partitioned.
https://t.co/MjUdrFYTuN
"Nobody will deny that Bengal has been the cradle of Indian Nationalism since the dawn of British rule in this country. Hindu Bengal, in particular, has throughout these decades thought and striven in terms of nationalism’’.
-Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
My interview with @rahulkanwal on NDTV about the opportunity to fix India's East-West divide. Reviving Kolkata is key to the revival of Eastern India.
https://t.co/R5hbRuG5hu