Podcasts about West Bengal

West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Puducherry will go to polls in 2026. What's at stake for Himanta Biswa Sarma in Assam, will BJP be able to counter Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal, and why Tamil Nadu will be a test for DMK & Congress - #CutTheClutter with Shekhar Gupta looks at the significance of the 5 elections in the coming year. Political Editor DK Singh joins in to analyse the likely implications for BJP, Congress, DMK & the Left. Episode 1778.

Big Moves as ECI Starts 2nd Round of SIR in West Bengal | 1 Cr Deletions Make Mamata Didi Nervous

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

Durgapur -West Bengal, December 21, 2025: Sant Samagam: West Bengal; Odisha; and North-Eastern States -Satguru Mata Sudiksha Ji Maharaj

Durgapur -West Bengal, December 20, 2025: NYS: West Bengal; Odisha; and North-Eastern States -Satguru Mata Sudiksha Ji Maharaj

West Bengal SIR में लोचा | Every Bangladeshi on Notice Has Fool Proof Documents | ECI Shocked!

First Opinion Poll of West Bengal | Dhurandhar की Dhoom | Nitish ने हिजाब क्यों उतारा | AnupamMishra

Lakhs of Muslims/Illegals Flee West Bengal - Mamata Didi in Tizzy | Amit Shah Big Plans | SIR Frenzy

Unstoppable Amit Shah - Action on Illegals | Rahul Gandhi Meltdown | West Bengal | Anupam Mishra

Waqf Failure and SIR - Mamata Loses Support of Muslims | West Bengal Illegals Run | Sanjay Dixit

West Bengal Game of BJP & RSS | Mamata vs Amit Shah | Bhau Torsekar, Omkar Chaudhary

High Drama in West Bengal as 1Cr Illegals to be Removed | Gi-Had Call | RahulGandhi | AbhishekTiwari

West Bengal Developments | Supreme Court ने Illegals और Mamata की मुश्किल बढ़ाई  | Harsh Kumar

West Bengal Elections, Illegals, Assam | Parliament Session | Modi, Yogi | Omkar C , Dhirendra Pundir

West Bengal Villages are Almost Empty | Illegals Fleeing | West Bengal Showdown | Abhishek Tiwari

West Bengal Infiltrators Being Pushed Out | Political Equations to Change? | Yogi's Attack on Isl@am

Running Illegals Will Impact West Bengal & Uttar Pradesh | मोदी ने बिगुल बजा दिया है | AnupamMishra

Lakhs of Bangladeshi's Running out of West Bengal | Mamata Rattled | Devdutta Maji Ground Report

Let's travel back to 1838, to West Bengal, to meet Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. Inspired by his mother's prayers for Bharat and deeply moved by the sufferings he saw around him, a seed of patriotism began to grow in his heart, a seed that bloomed into the powerful song Vande Mataram.

Amit Shah's Warning to Mamata Didi | Illegals Fleeing in Large Numbers | West Bengal Next Target

Underestimating Modi was a Mistake | Media Meltdown on Bihar | SIR in West Bengal | Lalu  को सदमा

Bihar के बाद अब कहानी शुरू ही हुई है | Assam, West Bengal की तरफ़ बढ़ता क़ाफ़िला | Analysis

Why Assam CM Himanta Sarma must be happy about Bihar results, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh explains in this episode of PoliticallyCorrect----more----Read this week's Politically Correct here: https://theprint.in/opinion/politically-correct/bihar-poll-results-bjp-prospects-assam-bengal-tamil-nadu-kerala/2785851/

First, The Indian Express' Sweety Kumari talks about a large organized cybercrime network that the West Bengal police says it has uncovered.Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Kanchan Vasdev about the growing rift between the AAP led Punjab government and the Centre over flood relief funds. (09:10)Lastly, we take a look at India's first ever LPG import deal with the United States, a move that could reform the country's energy strategy. (21:08)Hosted by Ichha SharmaWritten and produced by Shashank Bhargava, Niharika Nanda and Ichha SharmaEdited and mixed by Vijay Doiphode

Behind the Scene in Bihar: Lalu Yadav House Arrest | West Bengal Next | Abhishek Tiwari, Dhirendra P

West Bengal-based Chuden Kabimo's book ‘Urmaal' was awarded the Madan Puraskar this year. The book is based on the stories and struggles of tea plantation workers. Kabimo, who had previously written ‘Faatsung' based on the Gorkhaland movement, says a book makes its own journey. Our Nepal correspondent Prayas Dulal spoke with Kabimo about his writing process and upcoming projects. - नेपालीभाषी भारतीय लेखक छुदेन काविमोको कृती उरमालले वि.स. २०८१ को मदन पुरस्कार पायो। उरमाल चिया बगानसँग जोडिएका व्यक्तिहरूको कथा हो। प्रकाशन पछिको यात्रा किताब स्वयंले गर्छ भन्ने मान्यता राख्ने काविमोले यस अघि गोर्खाल्याण्ड आन्दोलनमा आधारित उपन्यास फातसुङ लेखेका थिए। पुरस्कार लिन काठमाण्डू आएका बेला नेपाल संवाददाता प्रयास दुलालले काविमोसँग गरेको कुराकानी सुन्नुहोस्।

Modi has Returned with a Bang | End of RJD & Congress | West Bengal | Anupam Mishra, Baba Ramdas

The Election Commission of India has announced the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 12 States, including poll-bound Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Kerala. The first phase of the SIR in Bihar has already been subjected to intense legal scrutiny in the Supreme Court, with the poll body defending the exercise even as petitioners alleged mass disenfranchisement and raised concerns over transparency. What has the Supreme Court's intervention in the Bihar SIR achieved so far? With polling already underway in the State, is the challenge to its constitutional validity now a fait accompli? And what can be expected from the petitions filed by Opposition parties, including the DMK, CPI(M), and the Congress, challenging the exercise in other States? Guest: Prashant Bhushan, advocate practising before the Supreme Court. Host: Aaratrika Bhaumik Recorded by Aniket Singh Chauhan and Lipi Vats Edited and produced by Jude Francis Weston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First, we talk about Maharashtra, where The Indian Express' Alok Deshpande discusses the controversy over a 40 acre land parcel has triggered political tremors that have reached the doorstep of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.Next, The Indian Express' Kanchan Vasdev talks about why a government bungalow in Chandigarh has become the latest flashpoint between the BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party. (13:30)In the end, we also discuss the political row brewing in West Bengal, where the BJP and Trinamool Congress are clashing over the legacies of Rabindranath Tagore and Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. (22:40)Hosted by Ichha SharmaWritten and produced by Shashank Bhargava and Ichha SharmaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

Modi's Big Actions Coming on West Bengal | Rahul Gandhi is Back | SIR in India | Yogi  |AnupamMishra

Earlier this month, the vast forest-grassland mosaic of the Western Ghats, Assam's Manas National Park, and West Bengal's Sundarbans, a mangrove where tigers swim from island to island, were all listed as being of “significant concern”. This was the assessment of the natural World Heritage sites in Asia and was released by The International Union for Conservation of Nature or IUCN. IUCN is the world's oldest and largest global environmental organisation, that tracks the health of ecosystems and species worldwide. And today, climate change has overtaken hunting as the greatest threat to wildlife, says IUCN's World Heritage Outlook 4 report which was released this month. India's forests are turning into concrete jungles. Tourism has reached its tipping point. Highways splice through natural habitats. And illegal wildlife trade thrives.  The most recent scandal was the ED chargesheet against Elvish Yadav, a YouTuber, for wildlife crime. The agency said he had “illegally used protected species of snakes, exotic animals, such as iguanas, in the production of commercial music videos and vlogs for the purpose of increasing followers and generating money”. Guest: Vivek Menon, founder of the Wildlife Trust of India, who has become the first Asian to head the IUCN's Species Survival Commission Host: Divya Gandhi, The Hindu Edited by Sharmada Venkatasubramanian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pathway Clear for President's Rule in West Bengal | Mamata Pre-empts SIR Notice With 517 Transfers

The Election Commission is all set for a country-wide roll out of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The first phase of the process would implemented in more than 10 states, including in poll-bound Assam, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala and West Bengal. This exercise comes in the wake of the controversial SIR in Bihar, which was done hurriedly. As has been widely reported, the final voter list in Bihar is riddled with inaccuracies – including excess deletions, gibberish names, and fake addresses. Now, with a pan-India SIR on the anvil, questions abound: Why is it necessary? Will the process incorporate the changes suggested by the Supreme Court in the Bihar context - especially with regard to the use of Aadhaar, publishing voter lists in searchable format, and checking of migrant names in other states before deleting their names? How serious are concerns about mass disenfranchisement on a national scale in a nation-wide SIR? Guest: Sreeparna Chakrabarty, who covers the Election Commission for The Hindu. Host: G. Sampath Edited and produced by Sharmada Venkatasubramanian Camera: Jude Francis Weston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bihar में Game ही अलग चल रहा है | Rahul Gandhi, Tejaswi - Vote Bank | West Bengal President Rule?

Bihar में Amit Shah का Masterstroke | Road to President now Clear in West Bengal | Abhishek Tiwari

Surprising! West Bengal Pre-SIR Reveals 50% Unverified Names on Rolls | Rahul Gandhi - Tejash

Surprising! West Bengal Pre-SIR Reveals 50% Unverified Names on Rolls | Rahul Gandhi - Tejash

First, we talk to The Indian Express' Diplomatic Affairs Editor Shubhajit Roy about Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi's first official visit to India. He shares what this visit means and how significant this visit is for India's foreign policy. Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Tanushree Bose about another case of sexual assault reported in West Bengal. A MBBS student from a private medical college in Paschim Bardhaman district has allegedly been sexually assaulted in a jungle near the campus. Tanushree shares the details of the case and the investigation. (16:56)Lastly, we talk about a case of caste based humiliation that has happened in Madhya Pradesh due to an AI generated image and a social media video. (28:12)Hosted by Niharika NandaProduced by Niharika Nanda and Shashank BhargavaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

First, we talk to The Indian Express' Sweety Kumari about the devastation that has happened in West Bengal due to heavy rains. Sweety shares details of how the situation unfolded, the impact the rains have had and the rescue operations. Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Sujit Bisoyi about the communal unrest in Odisha's Cuttack where violence broke out while a procession was happening for the immersion of Goddess Durga's idols to mark the end of Durga Puja. (10:46)Lastly, we talk about the promise made by RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav as the Bihar elections approach. (20:04)Hosted by Niharika NandaProduced by Niharika Nanda, Ichha Sharma and Shashank BhargavaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

Zeeshan Mahmood, a 19-year-old law student from West Bengal, has been practising a different kind of photography. He specialises in macro photography, capturing details like butterfly wings, tiny insects, pollen grains, spider eyes, and water droplets, revealing the vast world within small things. What started as a mobile phone hobby has now grown into a passion pursued with professional cameras.

Zeeshan Mahmood, a 19-year-old law student from West Bengal, has been practising a different kind of photography. He specialises in macro photography, capturing details like butterfly wings, tiny insects, pollen grains, spider eyes, and water droplets, revealing the vast world within small things. What started as a mobile phone hobby has now grown into a passion pursued with professional cameras. - पश्चिम बंगाल में बसे 19 वर्षीय छात्र ज़ीशान महमूद एक अलग तरह की फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी का अभ्यास कर रहे हैं। वह मैक्रो फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी में माहिर हैं, जिसमें तितली के पंख, छोटे कीड़े, परागकण, मकड़ी की आँखें और पानी की बूंदें जैसे विवरण कैप्चर किए जाते हैं। ये तस्वीरें छोटी-छोटी चीज़ों के भीतर विशाल दुनिया को दर्शातीं हैं। शौक़ के तौर पर शुरू हुआ ये काम, ज़ीशान के लिए एक अनोखे हुनर में बदल गया है, जिसे वे अब पेशेवर कैमरों से अंजाम देते हैं।

First, The Indian Express' National Legal Editor Apurva Vishwanath talks about the Supreme Court's latest interim order on the Waqf (Amendment) Act.and where the matter stands.Next, The Indian Express' Atri Mitra talks about West Bengal, where a small panchayat in the Sundarbans is at the centre of one of the biggest passport scams in India. (13:12)And in the end, we turn to Andhra Pradesh, where a new plan to build government medical colleges under a public–private partnership model has triggered political debate. (21:38)Hosted by Ichha SharmaWritten and produced by Shashank Bhargava and Ichha Sharma Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

Private coaching in India has grown into a parallel education system. It is no longer just extra help after school, but the backbone of learning for millions of students. In the last seven years, tuition has surged across all levels - from primary to higher secondary. Among rural girls in higher secondary, the rise is especially sharp, while States in the east like West Bengal, and Odisha are seeing some of the highest numbers, with coaching starting as early as Kindergarten. In some cases, families are spending more on tuition than on school itself. The podcast explores the factors contributing to this dependence on private tuition in the east. What does it say about the state of our schools? And how is this reshaping education in India? Guest: Sabir Ahamed, Programme Director at the Pratichi Institute Host: Devyanshi Bihani Edited and produced by Sharmada Venkatasubramanian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mamata Didi in Shock After Amit Shah Cut-off for Hindu Immigrants in West Bengal | CAA | SanjayDixit

CSDS Data Real Motive Out | Secret Plans for West Bengal | Rahul Gandhi | Hindu Narrative

West Bengal & Assam elections almost happen simultaneously, so what will happen in Assam will depend on Mamata Banerjee & what transpires in Bengal, Rajya Sabha MP Dev tells ThePrint.  

Modi Launches Big Response Against Trump | Indian Sanctions to Take Effect? | SIR in West Bengal

Suruchi Mazumdar's book addresses the complex relationship between India's evolving, emerging media landscape, the political and economic interests of diverse media actors, and movements opposing contentious issues such as market-based economic reforms and religious nationalism. In the mid-2000s, Singur and Nandigram, nondescript semi-urban and rural areas in the east Indian state of West Bengal, suddenly became the center of national and international media attention and debates on state-led neoliberal agenda. The point of controversy were local agitations provoked by the then state government's plans to acquire agricultural land for large scale corporate industrial projects. The movements by farmers to protect their agricultural land were described variously as challenges to neoliberal initiatives and widespread social tension that put a temporary brake to state-led market reforms. In traditional liberal narratives, the triumph of economic reforms was expected to replace value-based ideology with global economic principles, perceived as objective and neutral.  But the forces of neoliberalism became strongly entrenched in India alongside religious nationalism. Such political economic developments paralleled with the simultaneous expansion of India's digital and traditional media sectors, consolidation of market forces, the co-option of both old and new media by powerful actors, and opportunities of mediated democratization and activism. While narratives of economic liberalization and global trends of commercialized journalism have been amply documented, this book addresses the tension between mainstream media's political and commercial logic, movements and citizen-led activisms questioning dominant development and religious nationalist agenda, and the possibilities of political diversity and democratic participation in the Indian city of Kolkata. By focusing on the hybridities, commonalities, differences, and complexities in Kolkata's mainstream news media and emerging digital space, this book captures the regional and linguistic variations in the studies of media, movements, and politics in India. Dr Suruchi Mazumdar is an Associate Professor at Jindal School of Journalism and Communication, O.P. Jindal Global University in India. Dr Priyam Sinha is an Alexander Von Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Asian and African Studies, Humboldt University in Berlin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Suruchi Mazumdar's book addresses the complex relationship between India's evolving, emerging media landscape, the political and economic interests of diverse media actors, and movements opposing contentious issues such as market-based economic reforms and religious nationalism. In the mid-2000s, Singur and Nandigram, nondescript semi-urban and rural areas in the east Indian state of West Bengal, suddenly became the center of national and international media attention and debates on state-led neoliberal agenda. The point of controversy were local agitations provoked by the then state government's plans to acquire agricultural land for large scale corporate industrial projects. The movements by farmers to protect their agricultural land were described variously as challenges to neoliberal initiatives and widespread social tension that put a temporary brake to state-led market reforms. In traditional liberal narratives, the triumph of economic reforms was expected to replace value-based ideology with global economic principles, perceived as objective and neutral.  But the forces of neoliberalism became strongly entrenched in India alongside religious nationalism. Such political economic developments paralleled with the simultaneous expansion of India's digital and traditional media sectors, consolidation of market forces, the co-option of both old and new media by powerful actors, and opportunities of mediated democratization and activism. While narratives of economic liberalization and global trends of commercialized journalism have been amply documented, this book addresses the tension between mainstream media's political and commercial logic, movements and citizen-led activisms questioning dominant development and religious nationalist agenda, and the possibilities of political diversity and democratic participation in the Indian city of Kolkata. By focusing on the hybridities, commonalities, differences, and complexities in Kolkata's mainstream news media and emerging digital space, this book captures the regional and linguistic variations in the studies of media, movements, and politics in India. Dr Suruchi Mazumdar is an Associate Professor at Jindal School of Journalism and Communication, O.P. Jindal Global University in India. Dr Priyam Sinha is an Alexander Von Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Asian and African Studies, Humboldt University in Berlin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science