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Shikha Mukerjee

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A New Culture and a New Elite: West Bengal is Lost and Confused by the Double Engine Protocol

Listen to this article: Kolkata: The honeymoon period for the newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal is not over. Even...

18.07.2026 10

The Wire

Shikha Mukerjee

Three Rings in This Circus: What Happens to Trinamool Congress, and Where Does It Leave Mamata Banerjee?

Listen to this article: Kolkata: Two letters to two speakers and voilà – the formalities of a split have been completed. The Trinamool Congress is...

10.06.2026 20

The Wire

Shikha Mukerjee

Will the double engine model help Suvendu? Yes & no

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11.05.2026 20

The Times of India

Shikha Mukerjee

Big Bong theory

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05.05.2026 30

The Times of India

Shikha Mukerjee

'What’s Happening?' The SIR as a Social Ice Breaker

Listen to this article: It is usual to greet acquaintances and friends with a question in Kolkata – “Ki hochchhe?” What’s happening? In 2026,...

02.04.2026 40

The Wire

Shikha Mukerjee

In Bengal, Voters Need to Choose the Best of a Bad Lot

For voters in West Bengal required to choose a winning side and therefore a losing side, neither of which is satisfactory, the best bet lies in...

21.03.2026 50

The Wire

Shikha Mukerjee

West Bengal: ECI’s ‘shock and awe’ adds to anxiety and uncertainty

Bureaucrats in West Bengal say they are not surprised by what they describe as the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) ‘shock and awe’...

20.03.2026 50

National Herald

Shikha Mukerjee

Manishankar Mukherjee: Chronicler of Kolkata and Bengalihood

Listen to this article: If not the greatest recorder of Kolkata’s streets, its food and its soul, Manisankar Mukherjee, better known as Sankar, was...

21.02.2026 30

The Wire

Shikha Mukerjee

Not just AQI, what we need is a BSI!

07.02.2026 30

National Herald

Shikha Mukerjee

SC is only neutral space left to Opposition, and Mamata proved it

07.02.2026 30

National Herald

Shikha Mukerjee

Ferreting Out Bangladeshis Based on Language, Dress and Food is Sinister

09.08.2025 20

The Wire

Shikha Mukerjee

Why the world needs to declare ecocide an international crime

11.05.2025 20

National Herald

Shikha Mukerjee

West Bengal: Will happy pilgrims make happier voters?

11.05.2025 20

National Herald

Shikha Mukerjee