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20th September: Bengali Language Day of West Bengal

20th September 2018 is a profoundly memorable day in the history of Bengalis. On this tragic day, Rajesh Sarkar and Tapas Barman sacrificed their lives to resist the sinister designs of Ghazawat al-Hind—the expansionist schemes of the Arab imperialism in the Indian subcontinent—which aimed to snatch away the linguistic rights of Bengalis in West Bengal …

In the Ashes of Calcutta: The Forgotten Heroics of Suranjan and Niranjan Samajpati during Direct Action Day

Memoir of Those Seven Days By Suranjan Samajpati August 16, Evening The city was restless even before the first scream. Rumours thickened in the lanes of Kalighat like smoke — Direct Action Day, Suhrawardy’s speeches, mobs sharpening blades openly, constables melting away. By the time Niranjan and I left our cramped rented room, we knew …

The horrors of Direct Action Day from the Diary of Unsung Hero Captain Shanti Ranjan Banerjee, Veteran, Royal Indian Navy

Day 1 – 16 August 1946 The whole day, the air was uneasy. Uncomfortable rumours of violence had spread faster than tramcars. Suhrawardy’s voice blared over Calcutta, and I could sense the mood turning ugly. I have long been uncomfortable with the Muslim League’s mindset—aggressive, self-righteous, looking for a chance to strike. My own Graham …

How the unwavering fire and unyielding steel of the Anushilan Samiti not only shook the foundations of the British Raj, but also safeguarded Hindu lives, livelihoods and places of worship during times of communal unrest 

1) Founded on 24.03.1902, by Pramathanath Mitra and Satish Chandra Bose, the Anushilan Samiti was initially founded to promote a culture of fitness and create a society capable of protecting themselves, but soon evolved into a sophisticated organisation determined to end British Rule.  2) Inspired by the teachings of Swami Vivekananda, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s Anandamath …

Fear, Violence, Discrimination and Silence : The Daily Horrors of Being Hindu in Bangladesh

© Vladimir Adityanath Ground reports from local Hindu organisations and courageous citizen journalists confirm that at least 9 atrocities like abduction of Hindu women, murder of people suspected to be associated with Hindu organisations, continuous denial of jobs to deserving Hindu candidates, loot and molestation of Hindu woman, hurting religious sentiments, targeted robbery and assault …

Violation Against Women in Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh

© Ahimsak Chakma From January to June 2025, the trend is noticeably getting height with the crimes upon the Jumma women, such as, raping, killing after raping, attempting to rape, eve teasing and cheating by the Muslim Bengali settlers, Bengali people coming from outside, laborers, and other professional individuals. Out of 103 incidents from January …

Where Tulsi withered before Shivling : Maheshtala’s Hindus caught between demographics and despair

© Vladimir Adityanath The targeted violence by Islamist mobs against local Hindu residents and on-duty Police personnel in the Rabindranagar region of Maheshtala and it’s neighbouring Nadial region of West Bengal on 11 th June is mostly being reported as an isolated instance of communal violence. The Rabindranagar and Nadial regions are part of the …

বেদাদি শাস্ত্রে ‘গোমাতা’

© শ্রী কুশল বরণ চক্রবর্তী ঋগ্বেদ সংহিতার অষ্টম মণ্ডলের একটি মন্ত্রে গোরুকে “মাতা রুদ্রাণাং”, অর্থাৎ একাদশ রুদ্রের জননী বলে অবিহিত করা হয়েছে। এবং মন্ত্রের শেষে সর্বজনজননী স্বরূপা অদিতি বলে অবিহিত করে গাভীকে কখনো বধ করতে নিষেধ করা হয়েছে। মাতা রুদ্রাণাং দুহিতা বসূনাংস্বসাদিত্যানা মমৃতস্য নাভিঃ ।প্র নু বোচং চিকিতুষে জনায়মা গা মনাগামদিতিং বধিষ্ট ৷৷(ঋগ্বেদ সংহিতা: ৮.১০১.১৫) …

Erased in Silence: The Systematic Purge of Hindu educators in Bangladesh

© Vladimir Adityanath 1. Prelude After the fall of the coalition-government headed by Sheikh Hasina on 05.08.2024, Islamists have been systematically targeting Hindus educators in renowned schools and colleges across Bangladesh, attempting to remove them from their designations. With the covert and occasionally overt backing of political parties and Islamist organisations like Jamaat-e-Islami, Bangladesh Nationalist …

West Bengal: Islamists attacked Hindus in Tamluk town of Purba Medinipur district 

Hindu Voice Team: Under the rule of Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government, Hindus are being regularly targeted and attacked. And surprisingly, in many cases the Police and the administration weren’t able to deliver justice to the victims. And, that is why such cases are rising.  On the night of Holi, Tamluk town of Purba Medinipur district …