Tag Archives: Writers’ Building
Question Time for Quizmaster O’Brien: And Will You Walk Off In a Huff?
I was watching the theatrics following the Railway Budget on Wednesday with my eight-your-old when Derek O’Brien appeared on screen. Junior, grown up idolising O’Brien (his feelings cemented when he… Read more
The Horrible Bosses of Dinesh Trivedi
Dinesh Trivedi is a bold man. He knew what he was getting into when he presented a budget for the Railways by nominally raising the ticket fares to the amounts… Read more
What to Do and What Not in Times of Didigiri
I do not envy journalists working in Kolkata. Not because they are being battered by Trinamool goons, which is of course a worrying trend, but more because they have to… Read more
In Defence of the Media, But Not an Apologist for Mamata
(This letter was sent to us by a Kolkata-based journalist who chooses to remain anonymous, not for any witch-hunting fears, but simply because he is not supposed to contribute outside…. Read more
A Letter from a TMC supporter: In Defence of Mamata Banerjee
(This is a letter we received from a reader. We have chosen to run it as it is and decided not to edit it for the fear of being called… Read more
Foot in Mouth Disease is a Killer, Does Mamata Know that?
What’s common between Vijay Mallya and Mamata Banerjee? I agree to disagree with my fellow Howzziter Soumya Datta (Read: Park Street Rape Case, Ex-MLA Murder a Slap on Mamata Govt’s… Read more
Park Street Rape Case, Ex-MLA Murder a Slap on Mamata Govt’s Face
What’s common between Vijay Mallya and Mamata Banerjee? It seems ‘good times’ are over for both of them. It’s a body blow for the 10-month-old Trinamool Congress government in Bengal,… Read more
WB to PB: Five Things that Would Change with De-Anglicization of Bengal
Paschimbanga or PB. Still early days but that’s how the state now known as West Bengal could be called if New Delhi gives the green signal. It’s apparently a move… Read more
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