@sandipanthedeb : Mamata has used the Durga Puja very cleverly to stay in power. Freebies for all, and the aggressive promotion of the exceptionalism of Bengali culture. For decades now, Bengalis have been using “cultural superiority" to block out the laggardliness of their state on a multitude • TwiCopy

Sandipan Deb

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Writer, editor, columnist. Former editor, Financial Express, Open, Swarajya, Outlook Money; managing editor, Outlook.

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Sandipan Deb

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Mamata has used the Durga Puja very cleverly to stay in power. Freebies for all, and the aggressive promotion of the exceptionalism of Bengali culture. For decades now, Bengalis have been using “cultural superiority" to block out the laggardliness of their state on a multitude

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