Seema Sengupta

Another irreparable loss. My mother in 2023, father in 2024 and paternal uncle today. The only person in this world who called me "Buna Beti (little girl with wisdom)" is no more. In picture, Jethu Baba, as I called him, with me and my late father.

Nitish concedes to BJP. My uncle Gp Capt JC Sengupta used to say, Home runs the govt, being its eyes & ears. They wield enormous power, does all the nasty works - from exploiting weak points to blackmailing & snooping. An Intelligence Bureau officer later corroborated this to me.

What's so special about 272 eminent persons' attempt to protect CEC Mr. Gyanesh & his team? To me, they're 272 defenders of illegality. I signed a false statement of my name appearing in last SIR, whereas this "SPECIAL" intensive revision of electoral roll never happened before.

I recollect an Intelligence Bureau officer telling me, just like normalcy can be manufactured by secretive organs of the State for propaganda, false evidences can be planted too. But what intrigues me is the fear I see in this action. The State is unnerved for whatever reasons.

No journalist can work in Kashmir without providing their salary statement to the government. But, freelancers don’t have monthly salary slips or formal appointment letters as they earn on pro rata basis. Is India banning freelance journalism? Sadly press associations are quiet.

Addressing a lecture organized by a leading English language daily, PM Modi had lashed out at Macaulay's English Education Policy formalized in 1835. His party's govt in Chattisgarh has already introduced a domestic version of English in schools, with new spelling of old words.

Your niece's terse queries send shivers down our spine, my uncle Gp Capt JC Sengupta was told. I stopped embarrassing the security establishment. But can't resist asking: (1) It's a clipped video. What's the context? (2) Is this Umar or his identical twin whose DNA matched 100%?

Outside my home, PM Modi's BJP celebrate legacy of ex-Home Minister Sardar Patel-a contentious character in Bengali psyche due to bitter spat with Subhas C Bose over inheritance of elder Patel Vithalbhai's property. Add to it Rabindranath Tagore & Raja Rammohun Roy's humiliation.

Tragic. Saudi authorities have invested heavily in safety measures during pilgrimage, minimizing tragedies over the last decade. I recollect a Saudi journalist friend telling me, "the busy Highway is 100% safe, but may turn into a death trap if you ignore traffic guidelines."

Atithi Devo Bhava - the guest is God. Showing generosity toward a visitor brings reward to the host. Ironically, Modi's India has forgotten that there's nothing undignified in selfless hospitality. To demean a charioteer is disrespecting our own tradition.

On National Press Day, Indian Medical Association's Calicut Branch expressed anguish over media wrongly linking one of their members with Red Fort incident. Alas, today's journalism is a rat race of blindly disseminating unverified propaganda, which can ruin many innocent lives.

Raj Bhavan Kolkata thrown open to public, Bomb Squad called. Is the Governor playing to the gallery? It's the Home Ministry's liaison office where secret parleys are held. I had to wait for years to get access to Raj Bhavan Library for a private research with Gopal Gandhi's nod.

Strangely, BJP alliance's victory margin in Bihar is lower than number of votes deleted in SIR. And this happened in 128 constituencies. It implies voter roll revision only benefited Modi's BJP. If deliberate, I would call it SCIENTIFICALLY MANIPULATED PRE-POLL RIGGING. @Int_IDEA

Bihar results out, election won, mission accomplished. So, Red Fort blast evidences are redundant. India's polls & strategic false flag intertwines yet again. Next target Bengal where provincial polls are due in 2026.

Bihar's poll outcome is a clear reflection of people's continued longing for social security benefits due to uneven distribution of wealth. Mamata Banerjee's policy of strengthening women’s visible control over resources by empowering them through DBT is aped across India today.

India's Election Commission is forcing people to sign on a false declaration. There's no SIR roll. What took place in 2002 was intensive revision of electoral roll under Registration of Electors Rules, 1960. I liaised with the then Chief Electoral Officer to sort out an issue.

Does Swayamsevak in RSS imply volunteerism or Swayam Seva (self-serving)? I asked my uncle Gp Capt JC Sengupta. Some of his in-laws have Hindutva link. He laughed & said, you can't even imagine how wealthy RSS is. Indeed, not everyone can spend ₹29.5 million for lobbying in U.S.

Terrible goof-up or a sign of panic? Except identical twins no other known familial linkages like parent-child or full sibling relationship will have a 100% DNA match. Did Dr. Umar had a twin?

Cacophony across media space has helped bury the most important question - which company procured 2k + kg industrial quantity ammonium nitrate? Transaction beyond 5 kg isn't allowed without obtaining govt license. Who's trying to push the country into another wild goose chase?

Still waiting for SIR enumeration form. BLO Madam told me last Friday, the Form for my part hasn't yet arrived. It's 12th already & the window ends on Dec 4. Mr. Gyanesh & Mr. Agarwal are doing a splendid job. Be careful, they're the Commission of omission - a well-wisher warned.