Tag: kolkata

Geopolitics

Nutritional Sovereignty Under Threat: The Politicization of Kolkata's Midday Meal

The new BJP-led government in Kolkata has moved to remove eggs from the city's midday meal scheme. This decision, which prioritizes ideological dietary preferences over the vital nutritional needs of children from underprivileged communities, is a direct assault on food security and public health in the name of religious politics.

Geopolitics

The Taslima Nasrin Saga: A Pawn in the Game of Thrones and the Global South's Intellectual Betrayal

Author Taslima Nasrin, exiled from Bangladesh for her writings, was forced to leave Kolkata in 2007 by Muslim fundamentalist pressure and is now returning after 19 years under the aegis of Hindu nationalist groups. Her return exposes the hypocrisy of India's so-called liberal establishment and reveals how the weaponization of her voice by Hindutva forces cynically exploits a genuine failure of secularism to push a divisive, majoritarian agenda.