BJP and the rise of Lord Ram in Bengal

May 08, 2017 09:57

The spurt in celebration of Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti in parts of Bengal, including Rabindranath Tagore's land Birbhum, has caught eyeballs, pointing to a shift in the state's socio-political narrative. Speakers at the rallies use the occasion to assert their Hindu identity, although at the grassroots, the deprived lot look at Ram as the icon against "injustice and terror" by the ruling Trinamool Congress. Read more

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