FOR THE MOTION: Swapan Dasgupta, Jisnu BasuAGAINSTSugata BoseGardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs at Harvard UniversityThe status quo, meaning status in the connotation of prestige. What has given Bengal prestige on the world stage was established by none other than Sri Ramakrishna in the late 19th century. On June 20, 1947, West Bengal was constituted and Bengali Hindus got a safe place inside the dominion of India. By status quo, I will mostly mean political status quo. Has there been a status quo as long as the political movements of the state is concerned?

Source: The Telegraph February 22, 2026 02:16 UTC