Sujay Gupta

Shocking again. 7th BITS Pilani #Goa student found dead today. This time in a Verna PG. Enough. We need genuine mental health infrastructure that works, humane academic pressure & a culture where seeking help isn't weakness. Our youth must understand life is precious. #BITSPilani

Sharp Edge: Mamata Banerjee is a liberal heroine outside of Bengal. But within Bengal there has always been anger over TMC corruption & goondagiri. Mamata’s secularism is seen as opportunism This election, the Bengali anger finally spilled over . theprint.in/opinion/sharp-…

My exit poll! As I leave #Bengal, it would be a disservice not to say this: I have come to deeply admire the way women inhabit space here. There is a quiet, almost subconscious elevation of women as independent beings . something that stands in stark contrast to the entrenched misogyny that still finds resonance across much of northern India. Perhaps it stems from a cultural understanding of shakti. A form of empowerment that manifests here in ways both subtle and profound, unlike anywhere else in the country, even in the south. Any woman journalist who has covered political rallies across India will recognize the difference immediately. Other states, a crowd is not just a logistical challenge, it carries risk. the inevitability of wandering hands, the violation masked by chaos. Here, the crowds are no less dense, the air no less heavy with sweat and alcohol—but the hands, for the most part, do not grope. Men step aside to make way. When contact happens, as it inevitably does in chaos, there is visible embarrassment rather than entitlement. What you encounter is not chivalry, but something far rarer: equality. And equality feels far more meaningful. Was never a fan of chivalry in any case :)  There is more. Women politicians across party lines campaign with a striking freedom, aggressive, sharp, unapologetically irreverent, often using what would elsewhere be labelled as ‘masculine’ rhetoric. In most states, such behaviour would invite judgment, even censure. Here, it is met with acceptance,  applause. What feels liberating to an outsider is, in Bengal, simply normal. What we frame as empowerment  here is a cultural undercurrent. I have covered four elections in this state, and each time I have returned with the same sense of awe. Bengal, meanwhile, ambles on with a certain bemusement, as if unaware of what sets it apart. But it is a big deal. And perhaps the most remarkable part is that Bengal does not think so. Governments will come and go. One can only hope that this constant endures, not just how Bengal sees its women, but how, in many ways, it doesn’t. ♥️♥️♥️

Why @the_hindu matters

LSG bought Mukul Choudhary for just 2.6 Crore and today Mukul played one of the Finest Innings of this Season 👏 KKR were 128/7, needing 54 in 4 overs, then Mukul had a partnership of 54 with Avesh Khan, with 53 runs scored by Mukul alone🔥 #KKRvsLSG