Ma, Mati, Manush and my Mother Tongue: Bengal Language Politics is behind the Unrest in Darjeeling
I was at a hospital in Siliguri, a town in North Bengal a three-hour drive away from Darjeeling, on June 8. I was there to…
Bengali
Linguistic Imperialism Continues Unabated
One of our readers Nitesh Rai writes: This is to bring into your notice the maternity discharge papers that is being provided by the District…
NO COUNTRY FOR ENGLISH – Questions only in vernacular, leave aspirants flummoxed
The recently concluded West Bengal police recruitment exam, came as a shocker to many. The questions were all set only in Bengali and Nepali. There…