Riyanko Sadhu

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[Riyanko Sadhu @Riyanko_s]

अति दर्पे हता लङ्का, अति लोभे हतः नरः।

[Riyanko Sadhu @Riyanko_s]

⚠️ ALERT: LONG READ AHEAD.

A HUMBLE REMINDER TO GARGA DA. IF WE REALLY WANT BENGAL TO FALL IN LOVE WITH BANGLA AGAIN

@GargaC da, if the intention is to instil a genuine love for Bangla and make the language a symbol of community pride in West Bengal, I believe we need to go much further than putting Bangla script on signboards. We need to make Bangla something people want to live, create and dream in.

That is certainly important. Bengali is the principal official language of the State under the West Bengal Official Language Act, 1961, with specific provisions for English and other languages in certain areas. But language survives not merely because it is displayed. It survives because people love it, use it, create through it and feel proud of it.

We Bengalis take immense pride in Kaviguru and Netaji. We invoke Bankim Babu, Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak and Mrinal Sen with reverence. But an uncomfortable question remains: why are we so dependent on the greatness of yesterday?

Why should a Bengali child in an English-medium school grow up saying, “I cannot speak Bangla”?

Why do we still tolerate the stereotype that Bengalis are lyadkhor? And, more importantly, what are we doing to replace that stereotype with a contemporary culture of creativity, enterprise, scholarship and excellence?

Our history gives us reasons to be proud. Bengal developed a remarkable intellectual, literary, artistic and economic culture. Bankim Chandra transformed Bengali literature; Gurudev took Bengali literature to a global audience and received the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature. Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak and Mrinal Sen showed what Bengali cinema could achieve.

But heritage cannot become a museum.

Gurudev did not merely defend Bangla. He made people fall in love with it.

He built institutions, created literature, composed music, experimented with education, organised cultural activities and carried Bengali thought beyond Bengal. Santiniketan itself became a living cultural experiment.

That is the model I would urge us to revisit.

I have rarely seen sustained Sahitya Sabha, Patho Natya, literary gatherings, public readings, children's Bengali festivals or contemporary cultural movements across Kolkata and Bengal on the scale that our heritage deserves.

We don't need hostility towards Hindi speakers or other communities to strengthen Bangla. People from different parts of India have been part of Bengal's social and economic life for generations. Their presence does not diminish Bengali identity.

Confidence in one's culture should not require contempt for another's.

If someone attempts to impose a language or culture upon us, we can oppose it firmly. But resistance need not always mean strikes, confrontation or anger. Sometimes the strongest resistance is to create something so compelling that people willingly embrace it.

Let us make Bengali literature exciting again. Bengali cinema ambitious again. Bengali theatre vibrant again. Bengali children's content irresistible again. Let businesses, universities, creators and young people make Bangla useful, modern and aspirational.

We can make Bengal fall in love with Bangla again.

And yes, I am saying this as a proud Bengali. Therefore, I believe it is also our responsibility, not merely our right, to make Bangla and Bengal great again.

Not the Trump way.

The Bengali way.

With culture. With creativity. With confidence. With substance.

Joy Bangla - not as a political badge, but as an expression of love for the language, the people and the culture.

P. S. - I first thought of writing this in Bangla. But I chose English so the thought could travel beyond our own linguistic circle. If we want the world to understand Bengal, sometimes we have to take our voice beyond Bengal too. @GargaC

[Riyanko Sadhu @Riyanko_s]

@Gramergolpo There are so many gems, but Apur Panchali stands in a league of its own.

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@AIBEAofficial Abysmal failure!!!

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5-DAY BANKING NEEDS MORE THAN “DISCUSSIONS.”

WE NEED A TIMELINE, A ROADMAP & ACTUAL ACTION. ⏳

BANKERS DESERVE WORK-LIFE BALANCE - NOT ENDLESS WAITING.

IF YOU CAN’T? THEN UFBU LEADERS MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY - AND RESIGN. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. 🔥
@idesibanda @kmarkri @bankpediaa @alashshukla @Cockroach4Bank

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@jitendraverma__ Government approval? Bro, we’re still waiting for the plot twist. 😭

[Riyanko Sadhu @Riyanko_s]

@kmarkri Yes, it is genuine. AIBOC has also released the same communication.

[Riyanko Sadhu @Riyanko_s]

@kmarkri Is it authentic?

[Riyanko Sadhu @Riyanko_s]

@kmarkri @TokenNo_999 @ChVenkatachalam Hi, sir, I’ve sent you a DM.

[Riyanko Sadhu @Riyanko_s]

@kmarkri Thank you sir for your clarification.

[Riyanko Sadhu @Riyanko_s]

@CJP_for_India Why take charge in politics? Go back to the Bhojpuri industry where you belong if there’s still an industry left for the Bhojpuri audience.

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Thank you, sir, for all the time, effort, and sacrifices you have made for the association. I genuinely acknowledge and appreciate your contribution, and I believe the members should be grateful for it as well.

At the same time, sir, I humbly feel that it is also your responsibility to nurture and prepare more officers like you, so that the association continues to have strong and dedicated leadership in the future.

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Half-yearly closing wasn’t exactly a surprise, was it?

So why schedule the “high-level” meeting yesterday, only to defer it to today?

Any thoughts? @kmarkri @idesibanda @alashshukla @Cockroach4Bank

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🔥 THE REAL ISSUE ISN’T PRIORITIES. IT’S ACCOUNTABILITY.

NEP 2020 reaffirmed the long-standing target of raising public spending on education to 6% of GDP.

Years later, Centre + States spend only around 4.1%.

Governments can set different priorities, but why ignore your own policy target?

A POLICY ISN’T A PROMISE IF YOU NEVER FUND IT.

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@Gramergolpo 🚨 PLEASE REPORT THIS VIDEO.

Don’t amplify it. Report it.

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@TarkariB Rotational working amid the current staff shortage will be a disaster. When one officer is already doing the work of 2–3 people, rotation only redistributes the overload.

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🚨 Strongly condemn this

A deepfake/AI-generated video portraying Gurudev Rabindranath Thakur in a fake, derogatory and deeply disrespectful manner is unacceptable.

I urge @wbs4c, @WBPolice and the concerned authorities to urgently examine the video, take appropriate action against those responsible, and seek its removal from the platform in accordance with law.

Gurudev's legacy deserves respect not manipulation through AI-generated misinformation.
@SuvenduWB @paulagnimitra1 @KolkataPolice @DCCyberKP

#RabindranathTagore #Deepfake #CyberCrime #WestBengal

[Green Mamba @BlackMamba7fyz]

Jai Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore.🤣🙏

[Riyanko Sadhu @Riyanko_s]

Exactly. But the real change starts at the branch.

50,000 bankers posting on X would create noise. 50,000 bankers strictly following working hours, documenting late-sitting demands, and refusing to normalise them would create institutional pressure.

A bank is a profit-making organisation, not a non-profit service institution. Yet customers often expect unlimited service, while officers are expected to absorb the pressure silently.

Then comes the leave culture where officers practically have to beg for a single Casual Leave, as if using an earned entitlement is an act of misconduct.

Many officers stay late because they fear BH/RM/ZM-level pressure, not because the work genuinely requires it.

Stop normalising exploitation. Work sincerely during working hours, document unreasonable demands, use your legitimate leave, and leave on time.

Self-preservation isn't indiscipline. It's professional discipline.

[Riyanko Sadhu @Riyanko_s]

🚨 5-Day Banking: First Committee Meeting Deferred

According to @Hellobanker_in, the first meeting of the newly constituted IBA–UFBU High-Level Committee on 5-Day Banking, scheduled for 30 September, has been deferred.

🔹 No reason given.
🔹 No new date announced yet.
@idesibanda @kmarkri @alashshukla

[Riyanko Sadhu @Riyanko_s]

@TarkariB 😂