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Opinion | How Communists Have Started Losing The Culture War In West Bengal

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29.09.2026

Opinion | How Communists Have Started Losing The Culture War In West Bengal

One of the biggest battles is being waged to reclaim the spiritual heart of Durga Puja from the ‘secularisation’ foisted on the festival by the Left and TMC in the last 49 years

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As its young proponents kicked around the poster with Swami Vivekananda’s photo and tore it, the Left lost a critical round in the culture war raging in West Bengal today on the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) campus.

Swami Vivekananda is not merely a Hindu icon. He adorns the walls even of communists in the state. And most importantly, he is one of the finest Bengalis. Many Bengali comrades are drawn to his questioning spirituality and rebellious nationalism.

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