Last week, I was in Kolkata — my second visit since the state of Bengal embraced Parivartan in a historic election last May that ended 34 years of Left rule with a sweeping mandate for Mamata Banerjee. Read more

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Posted by Rajesh Mahapatra on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 11:47 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Gyan at Glance, Kolkata, Left rule, Mamata Banerjee, Nandigram, Nonadanga, rajesh mahapatra, Singur, Trinamool Congress, West Bengal
The latest on Rahul Gandhi is that he wants to do in Bhatta Parsaul what Mamata Banerjee did with Nandigram in Bengal. Read more

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Posted by Rajesh Mahapatra on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 10:25 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Bengal, Bhatta Parsaul, Greater Noida, Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee, Mayawati, Nandigram, Rahul Gandhi, Yamuna Expressway
These days I am in Kolkata, where the city’s chaotic Pujo traffic has left me spending most of my time with Mahendra — the driver of the cab I have hired. Read more

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Posted by Rajesh Mahapatra on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 12:57 am
Filed under India · Tagged Bihar, Cafe Coffee Day, China, Commonwealth Games, Delhi, Durga Puja, fiscal health, food prices, Global Hunger Index, India, Indian government, International Food Policy Research Institute, Kolkata, Rwanda, Sharad Pawar, Sudan, UN
Now that most banks have increased their benchmark lending rates, many home buyers are likely to pause and see which way interest rates head from here. Read more

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Posted by Rajesh Mahapatra on Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 12:16 am
Filed under India · Tagged Agra, Bangalore, Banks, benchmark lending rates, Bhubaneswar, budget, Commonwealth Games, construction, Delhi, flat, gym, high inflation, high prices, home buyers, interest rates, Kolkata, luxury apartment, Noida-Greater Noida expressway, Panchkula, plumbers, power back-up, swimming pool