Soon after the BJP government renamed Kolkata’s Suhrawardy Avenue as Gopal Mukherjee Road, there was public outcry — and historical evidence — that the street was originally named not after the man whom the government blames for killings, but rather the first Muslim V-C of Calcutta University. Here’s why the renaming of the street marks a crucial moment in Bengal politics
Soon after the BJP government renamed Kolkata’s Suhrawardy Avenue as Gopal Mukherjee Road, there was public outcry — and historical evidence — that the street was originally named not after the man whom the government blames for killings, but rather the first Muslim V-C of Calcutta University. Here’s why the renaming of the street marks a crucial moment in Bengal politics
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