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Winning an election poll cannot be synonymous with significant attainment of great work done by politicians or their respective associations, influencing people in such a way that there deed will be commemorated by future generations also. It is not so simple, albeit our politicians are relentless in trying making us believe so. With self propaganda to its extreme and backed by numerous pet media around, more often than not people tends to fall prey to their trap. But history, no matter how unscrupulously depicted, will reveal the truth ruthlessly and hit people’s life for the misdeed done by their predecessor.   While leading to Panchayat Election 2018, West Bengal is witnessing series of incidents, which can only be compared to Avengers: Infinity War. Jokes apart, the prevalent conditions are far from cinematic. The court of law has to prod almost every administrative decision. It is no exception in case of Panchayat Elections date of Filing nominations and date of polli...

[“Truth is not determined by majority vote - Doug Gwyn”]   Bengal has always took pride for its political awareness and quite rightly so. Historically, politicians from Bengal were always been cerebral and were driven by ideologies. Even in the pre-independence era, though the perspective of politics was completely different, one can remember the unforgettable remark of Gopal Krishna Gokhale “What Bengal thinks today, India thinks tomorrow”.   Astute politicians from Bengal have stood over time and justified the quote of Gokhale time and again.   But, a long time has elapsed since then and many a tide has subsided from river Hooghly, politics has certainly changed its definition in Bengal. Even after acknowledging the fact that the word “Politics” is vastly meaningful, one must admit that its ultimate objective in a democracy is to make peoples life better in every possible way with ideologies of the party in authority. Easier said than done, as can be seen i...

The ball tampering scandal which unfolded during and after the third test match in Cape Town played between visitors Australia and the host South Africa is going to leave its scar for long in the history of cricket. While legends of the game are trying their every bit to spread the game across the globe, incidents like these are undesirable and condemnable.   Like any field in life, if your integrity and accountability becomes questionable, it begets disgrace for you and the people associated to you. In this case, unfortunately, the act of Smith (Steve), Warner (David) and Bancroft (Cameron) has not only tainted their own image but also brought about defame to Australian Cricket.   The cricketing fraternity is highly respectful the way Australians play their cricket. Their ruthless aggression to win a cricket match is highly regarded as “The Aussie Way”.   Though, we have seen in the past that often their aggression can go over the top and create controversies. Bu...