Sugato

Read latest book : Losing the Plot - Political Isolation of West Bengal

[Harsh Goenka @hvgoenka]

What @palkisu is saying makes sense. When algorithms become teachers, reels become textbooks , virality becomes truth, when reading disappears, it is misinformation that flourishes. An uninformed generation can be a potential national security risk.

[Sugato @Sugato13]

No

[Lokesh Saini @LokeshVirat18K]

Will you vote for Congress in the 2029 elections ?

1. Yes
2. No

Be honest please. 🙏

[Sugato @Sugato13]

Amartya Sen has moved beyond senility. Pathetic loss of credibility. He is in queue for Nirbodh Ratna .

[Kanchan Gupta 🇮🇳 @KanchanGupta]

West Bengal has rejected Hindutva,
says Amartya Sen; adds Bangladesh
is secular;

Amartya Sen’s essay published by the Bangladeshi newspaper The Daily Star is a laugh riot. He praises Bangladesh for being ‘secular’ and West Bengal for ‘rejecting Hindutva’.

“The Hindutva movement that stormed over a huge part of India over the last couple of decades did not get any serious popular response at all in West Bengal. There are many different reasons for this (including the burying of the sectarian hatchet by the force of contemporary — intensely secular — Bengali politics), but the Hindutva movement's ‘localist’ passion for claiming and glorifying indigenous roots of all Indian achievements had no significant resonance in Bengal.”

In brief, he lauds Mamata Banerjee’s corrupt, criminal and communal politics as “intensely secular”. If that’s what ‘secular’ means then it is a four-letter word. We all know why Amartya Sen supports Mamata Banerjee — she backed him on the charge of his appropriating land illegally in Santiniketan. There’s honour among…

That apart, his sweeping assertion that Bengal has rejected Hindutva is testimony to his dazzlingly brilliant mind. What more can I say?

[News Algebra @NewsAlgebraIND]

BIG NEWS 🚨 Dilip Ghosh slams Kapil Sibal.

KAPIL SIBAL : "Abhishek Banerjee was attacked. I am ashamed to live in this country where ruling party destroys democratic foundations"

DILIP GHOSH : "Come to West Bengal, sit at a roadside tea stall, & see for yourself how people here welcome you. You spent your life chasing money. You are still backing thieves and committing sin"

[Sugato @Sugato13]

This is decision of the party she belongs to . @AITCofficial did it

[Anuj Dhar @anujdhar]

Who decided to put her in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence? Can anyone pls throw some light?! When regular people like us seek renewal of passport, a cop shows up, speaks to us sternly, looks at us with suspicious eyes and asks all sorts of questions.

[Sugato @Sugato13]

Absolutely right

[SUHEL SETH @Suhelseth]

My advice to the @BJP4India : don’t make a weakling the Bengal Chief Minister and create a puppet show: Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh should make you happy playing with a remote! Choose someone who will change Bengal and not someone who will change for you!

[Prof. Shamika Ravi @ShamikaRavi]

What is holding West Bengal back?
While the rest of India has enjoyed real growth in consumption levels over the last decade, WB has experienced near stagnation, specially in urban areas. In fact, the top 20% of urban WB population has seen a decline in their real consumption (CAGR of -0.4%!) during this time period. Hope to learn more on this from fellow economists, especially from Bengal.

[Amit Malviya @amitmalviya]

BIG EXPOSE! TMC caught red-handed by their OWN MP!

The Lok Sabha document says it all — the Central Government has been WAITING for West Bengal's State Government to submit the Labour Budget proposal for MGNREGA, but it hasn't been done DESPITE REMINDERS!

So who is really stopping MGNREGA wages from reaching lakhs of poor workers in Bengal?

It's TMC's OWN STATE GOVERNMENT that is sitting on the files!

[Sugato @Sugato13]

Do you @hvgoenka mean @narendramodi has less stamina?

[Harsh Goenka @hvgoenka]

Seeing President Macron running on the streets of Mumbai, two things stand out:
1. No visible convoy, minimal security, just blending into the city and doing his thing.
2. The fitness level. Leadership needs stamina as public life is demanding.
And think of our politicians 🙈!

[Suvendu Adhikari @SuvenduWB]

ইতর জেহাদির নাম - রোহিত সেখ
বাবা - রফিক সেখ
গ্রাম - শুখ্ণাতর
পোষ্ট - দিগরি,
চন্দ্রকোণা রোড।

সংযুক্ত ভিডিওটি তে যে হিন্দু বিদ্বেষী জেহাদিকে দেখা যাচ্ছে, যে সনাতনীদের পবিত্র গৈরিক ধ্বজের ওপর থুতু ফেলছে, তার নাম ঠিকানা দেওয়া রইলো যাতে এই পিশাচ জেহাদির পরিচয় সম্বন্ধে সবাই অবগত হয়।

এই ভিডিও টি বানানো হয়েছে চন্দ্রকোনা রোডের কুবাই ব্রিজ-এ।
কুবাই ব্রিজ-এ সনাতনীদের গৈরিক ধ্বজ লাগানো ছিলো, তাতে থুতু ছিটিয়ে অপবিত্র করা কোনো বিচ্ছিন্ন কাণ্ড নয়, এটি ইচ্ছাকৃত ভাবে হিন্দুদের বুঝিয়ে দেওয়া যে আমরা যদি চাই সব করতে পারি, কারণ সরকার প্রশাসন আমাদের হাতের মুঠোয়।
এই চন্দ্রকোণা রোডেই জেহাদিরা আমার কনভয়ে ��্রাণঘাতী হামলা চালায় কিন্তু উল্টে মমতা পুলিশ কেস দেয় আমার ও বিজেপি কর্মকর্তাদের নামে। জেহাদিরা ছাড় পায়।

তাই হিন্দু যদি বাঁচতে চাও বিভেদ ভুলে এক হও। গীতার অমোঘ বাণী - 'ধর্ম রক্ষতি রক্ষিতঃ' অন্তরে গভীরভাবে গেঁথে নিয়ে নিজের ধর্ম রক্ষার্থে সকলকে একসাথে এগিয়ে চলতে হবে। নাহলে আগামীদিন বড় ভয়ঙ্কর।

[Sugato @Sugato13]

Must say a great achievement. @sanjeevsanyal deserves award

[Sanjeev Sanyal @sanjeevsanyal]

I, on behalf of the crew, would like thank Nau Devi for the safe arrival of INSV Kaundinya in Muscat on the auspicious day of Makara Sankranti.

[Pradyot_Tripura @PradyotManikya]

Our protest in front of the high commission and ultimatum has finally paid off ! Bangladesh high Commission has shut down its operation in Agartala . What effectively should have been done by others has been done by Tipra Motha and YTF

[taslima nasreen @taslimanasreen]

Deepu Das was taken away directly from his factory by these Hindu-hating Muslims. Deepu had committed no crime. Rather, because of rumors spread by jihadist workers, the floor manager forced him to resign. And even though the manager knew that hungry vultures were waiting outside, he opened the door without informing the police. The vultures then tore him apart. What would have happened if the police had been informed! Do you remember Utshab Mondol? Utshab was brought to the police station, and outside a pack of ferocious hyenas was waiting. The police themselves ultimately handed Utshab over to the hyenas. Didn’t they gouge out Utshab’s eyes right in front of the police?

Day by day, jihadists are increasing in the country. Day by day, hatred against Hindus is increasing. By trickery, persuasion, and strategy, they want to kill Hindus. They believe that by killing Hindus, the gates of heaven will open for them.

[Comman Man @CommanMan777589]

A MUST. MUST READ.
1942.

Rangoon.

While most Indians remember freedom through textbooks, one 15-year-old girl lived it through sacrifice.

Her name was Saraswati Rajamani.

Born into obscene wealth.
A mansion. Silk dresses. Diamonds. Cars.
Her father owned a gold mine.

But destiny didn’t want her to live behind curtains.
It wanted her in shadows.

That day, Rangoon shook.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose stood before the crowd and thundered:

“Give me blood, and I will give you freedom.”

Something ignited inside that teenage girl.

She didn’t clap.
She didn’t cheer.

She removed every ornament from her body — necklace, bangles, earrings — and donated them to the Azad Hind Fauj. On the spot.

The next morning, an army jeep stopped outside her mansion.
Netaji himself stepped out.

He came to return the jewellery.
He thought it was emotion. Impulse. Youth.

Rajamani looked him straight in the eye and said:

“Netaji, I did not give it by mistake.
I gave it to my country.
And I never take back what I give.”

Netaji saw it instantly.
Not a girl.
Steel.

He renamed her “Saraswati.”
And said:

“I don’t want you with a gun.
Your task will be harder.”

Her long hair was cut.
Loose clothes replaced silk.
Saraswati Rajamani became “Mani.”

Her mission: espionage.

At 16, the girl who slept on cushioned beds worked inside British military mess halls, disguised as a boy.
Polishing boots.
Serving tea.
Sweeping floors.

The British officers laughed freely, confident these “local boys” understood nothing.

Right in front of them, they planned bombings.
Supply routes.
INA movements.

Mani listened.
Memorised.
Recorded everything in her mind.

Later, she scribbled notes in washrooms, hid them in shoes and bread, and smuggled intelligence to Netaji.

Day after day.
One mistake away from death.

Then the nightmare struck.

Her partner Durga was captured.

INA’s rule was brutal but clear:
Never be taken alive.

Everyone told Mani to flee.

She refused.

“My friend is captured.
I won’t run.”

At night, disguised again, she entered the British prison.
Drugged the guards.
Stole the keys.
Freed Durga.

As they escaped, alarms screamed.
Searchlights cut through darkness.
Shots rang out.

Mani was hit in the leg.

She didn’t stop.

Stopping meant death.

They vanished into the forest.
Hunted by soldiers and dogs.

They survived by climbing a tree and hiding there for three days — wounded, feverish, silent — while British patrols searched below.

Eventually, they escaped.

Back at INA camp, Mani collapsed.

As doctors removed the bullet, Netaji saluted the teenager and said:

“I didn’t know our army hid such explosives.
You are India’s first woman spy.
You are my Rani of Jhansi.”

He wanted to gift her his pistol.

She wanted only one thing:
Freedom.

India became free in 1947.

And then India forgot her.

No chapter.
No spotlight.
No gratitude.

The girl who gave her youth, blood, and family wealth lived her final years in a small rented room in Chennai.
Her pension delayed.
Her life ignored.

Yet she never complained.

During the 2004 tsunami, when people begged for aid, this old woman — who struggled for her own medicines — donated her savings for relief.

When asked why, she smiled:

“Giving is in my blood.”

In 2018, at 91, Saraswati Rajamani passed away quietly.

No national mourning.
No breaking news.
No outrage.

But remember this:

Free India stands on the courage of a 15-year-old girl who chose the nation over comfort, silence over safety, and sacrifice over recognition.

Her name was Saraswati Rajamani.

History forgot her.
We must not.

[Rajarsshi Lahiri @rajarshilahiri]

অনেক শুভনন্দন আপনাকে @MahuaMoitra কিন্তু প্রশ্ন একটাই থাকছে,
আজ ইংরেজি ০৮/১১/২৫ শনিবার সন্ধে ০৭:০০ টার পরে কৃষ্ণগরের সাংসদ মহুয়া মৈত্র ও পিনাকী মিশ্রর ম্যারেজ পার্টি সেলিব্রেশন হবে করিমপুর রেগুলেট মার্কেট ফুটবল মায়দানে।

কোটি টাকা ব্যায় করে সমস্ত মাঠ প্যান্ডেল ও লাইটি�� দিয়ে মুড়ে ফেলা হয়েছে। খুব ভালো। আনন্দ করার অধিকার সবার আছে।

অথচ এই মাঠেই বিগত কয়েক বছর ধরে হিন্দুদের কীর্তনের অনুষ্ঠান, বাউলের মেলা ইত্যাদি কোনো ধর্মীয় অনুষ্ঠানের কোনো অনুমতি মাঠ কর্তৃপক্ষ দেয় না। কেনো?

বহরমপুর থেকে দুই বাস ভর্তি হয়ে ক্যাটারিং টিম এসে পৌঁছেছে। ৮ হাজারেরও বেশি লোক আমন্ত্রীত হয়েছেন। আজ বিকেল ৩ টের থেকে করিমপুর নুতন বাসস্ট্যান্ড ভি আই পি দের আনাগোনার জন্য প্রশাসনের পক্ষ থেকে বন্ধ করে দেয়া হবে। কার্যত আজ করিমপুর স্তব্ধ হয়ে যাবে।

যে মাঠ সার্বজনীন কাজে ব্যবহারের অনুমতি নেই, সেই মাঠ সাংসদের বিয়েবাড়ির জন্য প্রশাসন কি ভাবে দেয়? সাংসদের বিয়েবাড়ির জন্য বাস চলাচল ব্যাহত করে হচ্ছে কেনো?
@BJP4Bengal @IamSumanDe @mayukhrghosh @BanglaHunt

[Tathagata Roy @tathagata2]

দুর্গাপুরের ডাক্তারি পড়ুয়ার গণধর্ষণের অভিযুক্তদের নাম:-
▪️শেখ নাসিম উদ্দিন
▪️শেখ রিয়াজ উদ্দিন
▪️শেখ ফেরদৌস
▪️শেখ সফিকুল
প্রত্যেকের বাড়ি বিজড়া গ্রামে।

শুভেন্দু অধিকারীকে ধন্যবাদ, তিনি নরপশুগুলোর নাম প্রকাশ করে দিয়েছেন। mainstream media যা লুকিয়ে রাখছিল।

কিন্তু কেন?

[Sugato @Sugato13]

Pathetic

[Anuj Dhar @anujdhar]

10 October 1946 | Noakhali | Bengal | India

[Anand Ranganathan @ARanganathan72]

The Chief Justice of India has the grace to respect all religions but the guts to mock only one of them.

My views:

[Anuj Dhar @anujdhar]

India's most successful publicity stunt

"He visited us once during our detention in the Red Fort and again for his presence during the first two days of our trial. His appearance for two days in a barrister's gown after an interval of 26 years earned him the credit for having defended our case."

-- Red Fort trials hero Col GS Dhillon

[Sugato @Sugato13]

You are right @anujdhar . Nehru never argued but had to be present for his political image. I guess he never argued in any case as a lawyer.

[Anuj Dhar @anujdhar]

Pt Nehru's appearance was for political reasons, a photo-op. In my limited understanding, I am not aware whether he argued in the Red Fort trials in favour of the INA and Bose. It was mostly Bhulabhai Desai who did 🙏. @ProfKapilKumar, @chandrachurg, @ShubhamAzadHind may please throw some light.