Two titans, two models: How Jyoti Basu & Mamata Banerjee defined Bengal politics | India News

Two titans, two models: How Jyoti Basu & Mamata Banerjee defined Bengal politics | India News

[ad_1] This image is used for representation purpose only (AI-generated) On 20 May 2011, it was a humid summer afternoon in Kolkata. Crowds gathered outside Raj Bhavan as Mamata Banerjee took oath as the first woman chief minister of West Bengal. The moment marked the end of a 34-year Left Front rule and the beginning … Read more

‘History is about people, egos, personality clashes, little jealousies’: Biographer Narayani Basu

‘History is about people, egos, personality clashes, little jealousies’: Biographer Narayani Basu

[ad_1] In his essay “On History,” Bertrand Russell wrote, “Wherever, out of the facts, a simple deductive argument from indubitable premises can be elicited, history may yield useful precepts.” At first glance, it reads like a call for the historian’s cool logic. But it also hints at the fact that the raw material of history … Read more