For most Bengalis, the crucial issue is a matter of their Bong identity. What are the actual dynamics dictating this fiery poll? It is not the economy - that’s for sure. This makes it a little difficult for those not blessed by Ma Kali to be born to Bengali parents (“please understand - both parents have to be Bengali… we do not accept a concept called “half Bengali”!) to figure out the hyper sensitvities of voters. The Suez Canal crisis over Hooghly hooliganism… It goes without saying, Bengalis do not watch Hindi channels, since Hindi is as good as a foreign language. Meaning, they are stupid enough to believe there is life beyond Bengal, and actually flash world news. It is commonly agreed that the “elite” English channels are not giving the polls in West Bengal sufficient importance. Think Bong.Īt the moment, opinions on the outcome of the polls vastly vary, depending on which Bengali television channel is being watched.
Even those Bengalis who have been away from West Bengal most of their adult lives, identify passionately and exclusively with the Bengalis of their home state. Being born Bengali is the biggest binder - no matter where the Bengali lives. Simple!įor a true blue Bengali, it is only other 100 per cent Bengalis who make the cut - everybody else falls into the “outsiders” classification. Only one thing can be said with a level of certainty - Bongs are for Bongs. But West Bengal operates with a logic all its own that defies standard deconstruction. Most of these experts are wealthy, well-meaning public intellectuals doing their job and filing detailed reports that nobody understands.
Foreign observers of Indian origin can roll into the various districts to get a feel of what they believe is the ground level reality. Analysts can trot out all the numbers, charts and graphs at their disposal. I am sick to death of Didi’s dadagiri - and the shabby tactics adopted by the BJP to counter her! At the moment Didi is winning the Big Bully race! This is a bit too rich, given that Amit Shah is India’s biggest Dada … but cracking West Bengal is not all that easy, Amitbhai. Black humour? I’ll take it! Black, purple or polka dotted - who cares? I’m up for a giggle - I mean, watching the West Bengal polls, would have been amusing had it not been this ugly. There’s nothing “ hahaha … HOHOHO” out there, and even our smartest, wittiest stand-up comics are struggling to come up with quips that make us laugh about the absurdity of it all. As I key this in on April Fool’s Day, I find I have completely run out of jokes! Even those crude Covid ones.
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