Amid a controversy over the Bengali language, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called for another Bhasha Andolan (language movement) and alleged that people are being harassed for speaking ...

The article by former UN economist Mr. Mahfuzur Rahman (18 Feb), “In Defence of Standard Bangla Pronunciation” is a timely reminder that the Bengali language binds us in a Nation, and that its ...

The CM had in her July 21 speech in Calcutta announced plans for a statewide Bhasha Andolon amid reports of the brutalisation of Bengali-speaking migrants in BJP-ruled states like Odisha, Maharashtra ...

Kolkata: As mentioned by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from a public rally on July 21, Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday had started ‘Bhasha Andolan’ across the state. Notably, Chief Minister Mamata ...

In his foreword to Bernard Cohn's magisterial book Colonialism and its forms of knowledge, Nicholas Dirks commented that for the British, in India, "Language was to be mastered to issue commands and ...

Kolkata’s What’s Up! Café brought Epaar Bangla-Opaar Bangla closer through music on February 21, Bhasha Divas (International Mother Language Day). Bangladeshi band Shonar Bangla Circus stole hearts ...

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) will launch weekend protest programmes across the state starting July 27, in response to the ...

Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee, on the occasion of International Mother Language Day, said, "Language Day belongs to everyone; language cannot be anyone's property." But, she chose to stay away from ...

A writ petition has been lodged seeking the High Court’s directive on the authorities concerned to enforce the Bangla Bhasha Procholon Ain (Bengali Language Implementation Act,1987), in all government ...

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched the Bhasha Andolan (Language Movement) from Bolpur in Birbhum district, protesting the alleged attacks on Bengali-speaking ...