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Footsoldiers
Political violence in West Bengal isn’t a new phenomenon. It isn’t dominated by election cycles. It doesn’t follow the same patterns as elsewhere in India. This is an explainer from those who’ve survived it for half a century.
Prabhanu Kumar Das is a student of political science at Delhi University and a freelance journalist writing about politics, culture, and history while trying to navigate India and her intersectionalities.