Urmi Mukherjee

In another three days, Bengal's biggest festival Durga Puja will officially begin, with the ritual of ' bodhon ' (awakening) of the Goddess being performed on Maha Shashthi on Friday (October 16). According to Hindu mythology, it's not merely an awakening... See more

The new BJP government in West Bengal seems to have put the 'puja' factor back in Kolkata's community Durga Puja, which has forever been less of a religious festival and more of a cultural one. Following the government's directives, and of course, a chang... See more

सियासी जीत के बाद असली परीक्षा, क्या बंगाल को संभाल पाएगी भाजपा? पश्चिम बंगाल में सत्ता परिवर्तन के पीछे आर्थिक मुद्दे अहम रहे, अब भाजपा के सामने रोजगार, पलायन और विकास सुधारने की बड़ी चुनौती है। पश्चिम बंगाल में विपक्ष का किला ढह चुका है। जैसा अनुमान था,... See more

Will a BJP govt deliver what Bengal needs: Industry and employment? The BJP has its job cut out in Bengal: Improve the state’s employment and migration scenario without depriving the people of their precious land—a mammoth task The Opposition’s Bengal for... See more

What explains Bengal’s saffron shift? 6 reasons why Mamata was decimated BJP’s Bengal surge stems from anti-incumbency, women’s disillusionment, corruption scams, and welfare promises that reshaped the state’s mood, buttressed by SIR The writing was on th... See more