Moumita Alam
Anti-Muslim violence in Tripura and West Bengal part of BJP’s distraction agenda
The new spate of anti-Muslim violence in Tripura and West Bengal is used by the BJP-RSS to distract the people from the burning issues.
Autumn in West Bengal: The season of pain and not celebration
Autumn in Bengal has been stereotyped as per the romanticised version peddled by poets and authors for ages, ignoring the crisis it brings.
After chit fund scams, microfinance debt trap exploits Bengal villagers
The microfinance companies have trapped the poor villagers of West Bengal in their obnoxious debt trap as these people have no access to institutional credit.
Mamata Bandopadhyay’s populist identity politics turned Muslims ‘optionless’
Muslims of West Bengal are rendered option-less in the political field due to the rise of the BJP and the sham concern shown by Mamata Bandopadhyay.
Not just the BJP: The TMC dupes West Bengal farmers too
Just like the BJP, the TMC dupes West Bengal farmers too by remaining nonchalant regarding the burning issues of agriculture sector of Bengal
Exclusion of Muslim women writers in West Bengal’s textbooks
West Bengal’s schools and Madrasahs have microscopic presence of Muslim women writers in their syllabus, which exhibits an exclusionary policy
Bengali Bhadralok’s “secular” Islamophobia manifested in anti-Abbas Siddique slurs
As Abbas Sidddique joined the Left and the Congress for the forthcoming 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Islamophobia erupted everywhere.
West Bengal under the TMC Part I: A decade of unemployment and corruption
West Bengal under the TMC and Chief Minister Mamata Bandopadhyay has turned into a haven of recruitment scams due to high unemployment.
Sinking potato price: A woe for north Bengal farmers
The falling potato price has become a curse for farmers of north Bengal districts who have invested huge amount to cultivate the crop.
The paddy farmers of West Bengal: In a labyrinth of low MSP and accessibility
The paddy farmers of West Bengal are in an abysmal crisis due to lack of MSP and accessibility to the government’s procurement centres.
Potato cultivation in North Bengal: The analysis of a sheer crisis
Gloomy clouds hover over the lives of farmers involved in potato cultivation in North Bengal as input cost is soaring amid extreme volatility
Being a single working mother in the time of a pandemic
The single working mothers have been going through a toughest phase in their lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic and no one is talking about their issues.
PmeVidya: A platform to disown a larger section of students
The PMeVidya online education programme is launched by the Modi regime for school students. But which class of students can avail online education in India?
Isn’t India itself a “Bois Locker Room”?
Who should be blamed for the Instagram “Bois Locker Room” controversy? Is it just a fringe incident or a reflection of our misogynist society?
Social distancing: Is this term really what one should use?
Social distancing is a term that’s used 24/7 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. But in our social context, is this the right term to use at this hour?
Adieu, Irrfan Khan – the lone real artist of Bollywood!
The untimely death of Irrfan Khan, one of the most versatile and talented actors of our time, is a big loss for the Indian cinema.
How COVID-19 outbreak in India is helping the Modi regime normalise a fascist rule?
Is the Modi regime using the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown to establish a fascist dictatorship on India, quite nakedly than ever? What’s the truth?
COVID-19 mirror shows the reflection of a moribund parasitic capitalism
The COVID-19 isn’t merely a pandemic but also a mirror in which we can see the reflection of the moribund capitalist society trying to get back on its feet.
Rearview: How pandemics have reshaped human society in history
The history of the human society is one of pandemics as well. Deadly pandemics like COVID-19 striked human beings since centuries and reshaped the society.
Why is it the right time to speak up?
While all mainstream political parties are toeing the government’s line following the COVID-19 outbreak, why is it the right time to question the power?