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TMC Building Statues Of Revolutionaries, Film Stars In Bengal To "Spread Secularism"
From Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose to Rabindranath Tagore, from Ramakrishna Paramahamsa to Swami Vivekananda, from Raja Rammohan Roy to Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar - statues of legendary figures will dot the state.
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"Bengal Isn't Gujarat": Mamata Banerjee Unveils Icon's Statue, Shreds BJP
A new bust of Bengal icon Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was unveiled today in Kolkata by Mamata Banerjee, almost a month after it was smashed to bits during clashes between Bengal's ruling Trinamool and the BJP in the violent run-up to the national election.
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Kolkata College To Get New Vidyasagar Bust, Says Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said a new bust of social reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar will be installed at the Vidyasagar College in place of the old one, which was desecrated by miscreants last month.
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Moon Moon Sen's Gaffe No. 2, Says Kolkata Clashes "Tiny Bit Of Violence"
Actor-turned-politician Moon Moon Sen, a Trinamool Congress candidate for the national election, was again accused of making a comment that undermined the violence in Bengal on the last day of voting for the national election on Sunday. "This is a tiny bit of violence," Moon Moon Sen said as she responded to a question on the vandalism of a statue ...
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"Won't Beg Before You": Mamata Banerjee Rejects PM's Vidyasagar Statue
The massive political row over vandalising a statue of Bengal icon Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar continued today with Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rejecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's offer of a new Vidyasagar statue at the same spot it was destroyed. The firebrand Trinamool leader, who has rarely backed out of a bare-knuckled fight, threw...
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In Bengal, Vidyasagar Lookalike Campaigns For BJP Amid Row Over Statue
In the massive political row over the vandalism of an Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar statue in clashes at BJP president Amit Shah's rally in Kolkata, the legendary 19th century reformer was seen in the campaign of a BJP candidate today. Or at least, an actor in costume, complete with a faux receding hairline, a dhoti, a brown shawl and a book in one han...
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General Elections 2019: PM Modi Promises Grand Vidyasagar Statue Amid Battle With Trinamool
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said Trinamool Congress "goons" vandalised Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar statue in Kolkata and promised to build a grand statue at the same spot.
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Vidyasagar, The 19th Century Polymath Who Fought For Women Emancipation
As revered as Swami Vivekananda by Bengalis, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar is the 19th century polymath reformer who modernised and simplified the Bengali alphabet and propagated widow remarriage.
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In Bengal Statue Vandalism Whodunit, 'Proof' Flies Between BJP, Trinamool
The smashing of a statue of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar in clashes during BJP president Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata on Tuesday has set off a whodunit where video clips are flying from both sides, the BJP and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress.
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Election 2019: After Violence At Amit Shah Rally, Trinamool Leaders Change Profile Pics
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, a name every Bengali has grown up with, has been dragged into the acrimonious and violence-hit national election campaign in West Bengal. A day after a statue of the iconic 19th century reformer was vandalized in clashes following BJP president Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata, many Trinamool handles on Twitter had the ima...
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Elections 2019: BJP-Trinamool Battle Peaks In Bengal Ahead Of Final Voting - 10 Points
The political battle over the violence and vandalism during BJP chief Amit Shah's road show in Kolkata has sharpened to a Bengalis versus outsiders conflict. Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress claims the BJP had brought in goons from outside the state who know nothing of Bengal's history and culture, which led to the vandalism of the statue of Is...
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Trinamool Seeks Meeting With Election Body After Amit Shah Rally Violence
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday sought a meeting with the Election Commission over the destruction of a statue of Bengali writer and philosopher Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar during clashes between workers of the ruling party and the BJP.
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TMC Building Statues Of Revolutionaries, Film Stars In Bengal To "Spread Secularism"
From Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose to Rabindranath Tagore, from Ramakrishna Paramahamsa to Swami Vivekananda, from Raja Rammohan Roy to Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar - statues of legendary figures will dot the state.
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"Bengal Isn't Gujarat": Mamata Banerjee Unveils Icon's Statue, Shreds BJP
A new bust of Bengal icon Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was unveiled today in Kolkata by Mamata Banerjee, almost a month after it was smashed to bits during clashes between Bengal's ruling Trinamool and the BJP in the violent run-up to the national election.
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Kolkata College To Get New Vidyasagar Bust, Says Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said a new bust of social reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar will be installed at the Vidyasagar College in place of the old one, which was desecrated by miscreants last month.
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Moon Moon Sen's Gaffe No. 2, Says Kolkata Clashes "Tiny Bit Of Violence"
Actor-turned-politician Moon Moon Sen, a Trinamool Congress candidate for the national election, was again accused of making a comment that undermined the violence in Bengal on the last day of voting for the national election on Sunday. "This is a tiny bit of violence," Moon Moon Sen said as she responded to a question on the vandalism of a statue ...
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"Won't Beg Before You": Mamata Banerjee Rejects PM's Vidyasagar Statue
The massive political row over vandalising a statue of Bengal icon Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar continued today with Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rejecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's offer of a new Vidyasagar statue at the same spot it was destroyed. The firebrand Trinamool leader, who has rarely backed out of a bare-knuckled fight, threw...
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In Bengal, Vidyasagar Lookalike Campaigns For BJP Amid Row Over Statue
In the massive political row over the vandalism of an Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar statue in clashes at BJP president Amit Shah's rally in Kolkata, the legendary 19th century reformer was seen in the campaign of a BJP candidate today. Or at least, an actor in costume, complete with a faux receding hairline, a dhoti, a brown shawl and a book in one han...
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General Elections 2019: PM Modi Promises Grand Vidyasagar Statue Amid Battle With Trinamool
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said Trinamool Congress "goons" vandalised Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar statue in Kolkata and promised to build a grand statue at the same spot.
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Vidyasagar, The 19th Century Polymath Who Fought For Women Emancipation
As revered as Swami Vivekananda by Bengalis, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar is the 19th century polymath reformer who modernised and simplified the Bengali alphabet and propagated widow remarriage.
-
In Bengal Statue Vandalism Whodunit, 'Proof' Flies Between BJP, Trinamool
The smashing of a statue of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar in clashes during BJP president Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata on Tuesday has set off a whodunit where video clips are flying from both sides, the BJP and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress.
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Election 2019: After Violence At Amit Shah Rally, Trinamool Leaders Change Profile Pics
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, a name every Bengali has grown up with, has been dragged into the acrimonious and violence-hit national election campaign in West Bengal. A day after a statue of the iconic 19th century reformer was vandalized in clashes following BJP president Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata, many Trinamool handles on Twitter had the ima...
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Elections 2019: BJP-Trinamool Battle Peaks In Bengal Ahead Of Final Voting - 10 Points
The political battle over the violence and vandalism during BJP chief Amit Shah's road show in Kolkata has sharpened to a Bengalis versus outsiders conflict. Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress claims the BJP had brought in goons from outside the state who know nothing of Bengal's history and culture, which led to the vandalism of the statue of Is...
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Trinamool Seeks Meeting With Election Body After Amit Shah Rally Violence
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday sought a meeting with the Election Commission over the destruction of a statue of Bengali writer and philosopher Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar during clashes between workers of the ruling party and the BJP.
