665 Articles by
Abhishek Banerjee
Abhishek Banerjee is a columnist and author.
Opinions
Wokeness is not a social revolution, it is a religion imposed by the ruling class
This is what makes woke culture different from the social movements of the past. It comes from above and not below. It does not challenge power, rather it is an instrument of power.
Opinions
86 lakh vaccinations: Why BJP had the most perfect day yesterday
Rahul Gandhi has done the BJP a favour, as usual when it comes to criticising the recordbreaking number of COVID vaccination.
Opinions
Coronavirus: Liberal privilege that sank Kerala. Here is what went wrong
The media will choose to wait strategically till it reaches Gujarat, for more effect. And the third wave begins “officially” when the spread reaches Uttar Pradesh. And then, it will all be the fault of “Gaumutra.”
Politics
The churn in Bengal BJP is normal and on expected lines. Here is why I don’t worry too much about it
Candidates don’t matter so much in Bengal, party affiliations do. The TMC proved this beyond all possible doubt in 2021.
Opinions
Big Liberals, small hearts: By donating 80 vials of vaccine, America has proved to be the poorest country in the world
Do you remember when Western media and their native sepoys flew drones over cremation grounds in India? They are quiet now
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Why so-called ‘fact-checkers’ are a greater evil than random misinformation that they claim to fight
In his speech, the PM also took veiled jibes at a few CMs as well as loudmouthed opposition politicians with no skin in the game.
Opinions
Blue and white: How Mamata Banerjee put the 10 million people of Kolkata through a party loyalty test
Here is a piece of trivia about Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee - Her favourite colours are blue and white and you simply must conform
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Fake fundraisers & funeral pyres : How do India’s Covid vultures sleep at night?
During the second wave, did these columnists charge a “surge fee” to foreign newspapers? Or was it that so many people offered to write columns that their wages got depressed?
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“Indian variant” is a repeat of how the world changed Hitler’s “hooked cross” to “Swastika”
From America to Europe to Australia, no human being on the face of this earth is safe. Because the "Indian variant" is coming for everyone.
Opinions
Did the media highlight that Gaza violence began after Palestinians refused to follow COVID rules?
Israel can’t interfere with freedom of religion just like that. At least, they could allow people to have small gatherings, of say 20 people or 50 people, or something like that.
