By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, May 18, 2026: The jubilation that swept West Bengal after the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) electoral triumph has quickly given way to unease among Christian and Muslim minorities. In the fortnight since May 4, incidents of vandalism, intimidation, and exclusionary rhetoric have punctured Bengal’s pluralistContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Bankura, May 17, 2026: Tension flared in Keshiakole, Bankura, on May 17 when a branch church prayer meeting led by Pastor Rajib Das was disrupted by local groups. Witnesses said the peaceful Christian gathering was disturbed, prompting police intervention. Bankura is a district and city in theContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Kolkata, May 9, 2026: Father Aloysius Patrick Carvalho, the indefatigable Jesuit priest who founded a Kolkata city school, a mission station in rural West Bengal and spent more than seven decades in religious service, died May 6 at St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata. He was 96. His funeralContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Murshidabad, May 6, 2026: Barely a day after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrated its electoral victory in West Bengal on May 5, tension flared in Murshidabad district when 25–30 BJP activists allegedly vandalized the home of Barnali Chatterjee, a Christian widow living near Muktidham Church.Continue Reading
By Isaac Gomes Raghabpur, Dec 19, 2023: The need for encouraging genuine literature and art to withstand the onslaught of Artificial Intelligence (AI)was stressed at the launch of a cultural hub in a West Bengal town. “While humans struggle to find the right word to describe a situation, AI mightContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Siliguri, Dec 19, 2021: A group of students of a Salesian college in West Bengal has organized a felicitation program for war veterans to mark the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s birth after a 13-day India-Pakistan war. “The National Service Scheme Unit II members of Salesian CollegeContinue Reading
By Francis Sunil Rosario Kolkata: As Bengal struggled to have the right leadership for over a month, all the calculations, all the predictions to dethrone the ruling government went wrong. Our Didi emerged as a pragmatic, down to earth politician to lead Bengal once again through her hat-trick win inContinue Reading
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee greeted the people on Christmas after attending services at a church in the city on Thursday. Banerjee attended Christmas services at the Cathedral of The Most Holy Rosary in Kolkata and interacted with the people. “The beauty of Bengal is that we celebrateContinue Reading
Kolkata: Cakes are an integral part of Christmas celebrations and Kolkata is known for its traditional Christmas delicacies. This year amid high political drama and shifting loyalties ahead of Assembly elections in West Bengal, Christmas cakes have got a ‘party’ color. A woman in Kolkata has come out with XmasContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, June 30, 2020: While Covid 19 challenges the rest of the world; the people of West Bengal suffer also from the aftermath of Amphan super cyclone. To their help has come the social service wing of the Calcutta Jesuit, ‘Udayani Social Action Forum.’ Along withContinue Reading
