Seema Sengupta MCIJ @SeemaSengupta5

Journalist & Columnist. Member, The Chartered Institute of Journalists, UK https://t.co/2c1Get9H5a slideshare.net/SeemaSengupta/… Calcutta, India. Joined February 2021

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Seema Sengupta MCIJ @SeemaSengupta5

16 hours ago

"The time has come" - France recognizing the Palestinian State at UNGA. Freedom is the birth right of all Palestinians. But without any concrete action on the ground Statehood can't be achieved. Serious action & not just semantics is the need of the hour.

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2 days ago

Torrential rain hits Kolkata just ahead of the Durga Puja festive season. Here's sewerage water back-flowing into my home as all outlets are choked due to excessive rain. Meanwhile, municipal authorities are working overtime on a war footing. @kmc_kolkata @FirhadHakim @Ananya_109

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3 days ago

A leading media house published coffee table book "Modi at Seventy five" released by Indian Home Minister. Doesn't it reflect how free the press is in today's India?

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3 days ago

The Indian government’s decision to bar Sikhs from visiting Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Guru Nanak located in Pakistan, seems to have hurt religious sentiment. This unilateral decision is purely political & had nothing to do with security - the Sikh community believes.

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4 days ago

A valid comparison & those in transport business are the worst sufferers, as 60 percent of the earning is spent on fuel.

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4 days ago

Götterdämmerung, the twilight of the Gods in German mythology symbolizes a regime or societal collapse, marked by catastrophic violence & disorder. Interestingly, the Germans had a discreet role in Narendra Modi's ascendancy as PM in 2014, post-ouster of Manmohan Singh's govt.

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4 days ago

Tommorow is Mahalaya, marking the advent of Goddess Durga. My late parents listened to Birendrakrishna Bhadra's Chandi Path (Goddess' invocation to earth) on this radio set just before dawn on Mahalaya day every year. Their mortal absence creates a vacuum but the show goes on.

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5 days ago

Sadly, we live in a world where even flourishing democracies have started abhorring dissemination of factual information, demonizing journalists & targeting them brutally to suppress truth. Freedom of press is nothing but a utopia at the present time.

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5 days ago

Is HE working in the unseen at all? People say, don't lose hope in times of trouble because GOD will carry you through the turmoil. But my patience is wearing thin, having endured State animosity & conspiracy induced hardship for long.

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6 days ago

With love from Britain .... the Burflower-tree holds deep spiritual significance in Indian mythology due to its connect with Lord Krishna & Goddess Durga. The genus name Neolamarckia Cadamba honours French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.

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6 days ago

“When I see the children of Gaza, how can I get rice down my throat?”- Prof M Leelavathy, noted scholar & literary critic was viciously trolled for cancelling her 98th b'day celebration as a mark of solidarity with Gaza children. A section of Indians are losing their sensitivity.

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6 days ago

India's oldest industry body discussing Indo-Pacific in its economic conclave. Today, a substantial part of India’s interests lies beyond the Indian Ocean, extending into the Pacific. Hence the importance of Indo-Pacific - a key driver of global economic growth.

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6 days ago

What happened in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh & Nepal won't be repeated in India because the political opposition channelizes people's discontent in an orderly manner, enabling Indian democracy to absorb even radical defiance.

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7 days ago

Death of investigative journalism in India? With a downward spiral in media freedom, its impossible to break the status quo of self-preservation & expose truth. Today's India replicates Subhas Chandra Bose's vision of establishing 20 years of criticism-less dictatorship.

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a week ago

My late mother with her colleagues at the Food & Supplies Department HQ in Kolkata during her office years. On this day especially, as the workers worship tools & machines, I recollect the old manual typewriter she used & the delicious dishes prepared for the occasion.

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a week ago

Respect is an instinctive response that can't be stimulated artificially. Poet AB Vajpayee's statesmanlike qualities (not ideology) attracted me. In contrast, my journalism career suffered during PM Modi's tenure. Nonetheless, I wish Mr. Modi great health, happiness & prosperity.

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a week ago

Far too many journalists paid the ultimate price to bring this truth to light. It's due to their tireless endeavour that the outer world was introduced to this abomination. Will their sacrifice hasten Palestinian Statehood? The answer lies hidden in the womb of time.

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a week ago

My late mother was entitled to pension arrear from Food & Supplies Dept. Despite submitting documents (vide Jt. Director Rationing note to Dy Secretary in pic), I'm now told my mother's file can't be processed due to lack of information. Please help @MamataOfficial @abhishekaitc

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a week ago

Faced with order cancellations & surging costs due to U.S. tariffs, Indian apparel giants are scouting Nepal, enjoying only 10% U.S. tariff on garments as well as a duty & quota-free export to EU.

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a week ago

Don't get surprised by the attendance of Prime Minister, Defence Minister, National Security Advisor, Defence & Foreign Secretaries at the Combined Commanders' Conference in Kolkata's Fort William. Some de & reclassification requires their present.