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North Kolkata Tragedy: Adhikari Must Act Like a Chief Minister, Not a Rabble-Rouser

Listen to this article: There was absolute visible shock in Kolkata as news of 19 confirmed deaths due to stampede at a Durga Puja pandal in north...

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The Wire

Jawhar Sircar

Oh Calcutta! The city that defined the right to protest

Oh Calcutta! The city that defined the right to protest

The 1960s were the decade of rage in Calcutta. Naxalite violence had reached the city. Not a day passed without multiple processions choking the...

10.10.2026 20

National Herald

Jawhar Sircar

Recalling Twelve Unforgettable Years

Listen to this article: No force on earth can stop a regime from leaving when its time is up. In the current context, history will surely recall July...

03.09.2026 50

The Wire

Jawhar Sircar

A Worrisome Machiavellian BJP Game Plan Behind Mainstream Headlines

Listen to this article: Seasoned media persons or bureaucrats are hardly ever impressed by the bubbly froth called news as they know that the real...

07.08.2026 60

The Wire

Jawhar Sircar

Can the BJP Swallow 'Poison' Without Harm?

Listen to this article: This is the second and final part of a two-part piece on the political realities surrounding the split in the Trinamool...

18.06.2026 40

The Wire

Jawhar Sircar

TMC's Newly Rebellious MPs Should Resign and Seek the People's Mandate

I have a request for my former colleagues in Trinamool Congress whose conscience has suddenly woken up only after the party’s crushing defeat in...

17.06.2026 50

The Wire

Jawhar Sircar

Bengal, A Month Later: It's Time to Get Real

Listen to this article: Many in West Bengal are still pinching themselves from the 4th of last month to believe that they are actually in a Bharatiya...

04.06.2026 50

The Wire

Jawhar Sircar

SIR: A New Toolkit and a Lament for Bengal

Listen to this article: We are just hours away from the anxiously awaited results of the most keenly watched state election in India in the recent...

03.05.2026 60

The Wire

Jawhar Sircar

TMC vs CEC: How West Bengal is Ravaged by Two Ruthless Adversaries

Listen to this article: While many Indians still hold the Supreme Court to be a fair institution — standing amidst the ruins of many collapsed...

12.04.2026 60

The Wire

Jawhar Sircar

With a new government in Dhaka, a chance to rebuild an old friendship

India needs to have patience and not be seen too prominently until the anger subsides. It would also help if the impasse over Hasina is resolved at...

19.02.2026 350

Indian Express

Jawhar Sircar

With a new government in Dhaka, a chance to rebuild an old friendship

India needs to have patience and not be seen too prominently until the anger subsides. It would also help if the impasse over Hasina is resolved at...

18.02.2026 40

Indian Express

Jawhar Sircar

With a new government in Dhaka, a chance to rebuild an old friendship

18.02.2026 40

Indian Express

Jawhar Sircar

Time to shed historical baggage

03.01.2026 50

National Herald

Jawhar Sircar

When Tagore is Treason

03.11.2025 50

The Wire

Jawhar Sircar

Assam’s identity crisis: history, fear and the politics of exclusion

28.08.2025 60

National Herald

Jawhar Sircar