No to status quo: Stability-or-stagnation clash defines The Telegraph National Debate Kolkata’s most anticipated intellectual showdown returns... The Telegraph OnlineThe Sister Nivedita University presents Calcutta Club The Telegraph National Debate 2026 was expected to be between stability and stagnation. An overwhelming majority among the audience voted in favour of the motion — “Status quo has been the unmaking of West Bengal”. ADVERTISEMENTAs Sanghvi had suspected it would, the debate soon took on the shape of a political battle. Watch Kolkata’s most anticipated intellectual showdown.

Source: The Telegraph February 22, 2026 10:06 UTC