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Interview: It is deplorable, but wrong to say Bengal’s is the only kind of violence in the polity

Political violence perpetrated on lines of caste and religion common across India, says political scientist Neelanjan Sircar.

Smitha Nair
Jun 30, 2023 · 07:30 am
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