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With 'Rishi Bankim babu', PM Modi defuses 'Bankim da' row in West Bengal

The Times of India 20 Dec 2025
At the same time, Trinamool Congress has targeted Modi and BJP over his Lok Sabha reference to Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay as 'Bankim da', calling it proof that the party was culturally alien to Bengal.
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Anand Math: A film that traces India's nation-building challenges through Bankim Chandra's vision

India Today 13 Dec 2025
Anand Math A film that traces Indias nationbuilding challenges through Bankim Chandras vision ... .
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Mamata Banerjee demands PM’s apology over ‘Bankim da’ remark in Lok Sabha

The Hindu 09 Dec 2025
Mamata Banerjee said the Prime Minister was not even born when the country achieved Independence and yet chose to address one of Bengal's greatest cultural icons casually ....
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Invoking Bankim 'Babu': Does Parliament Debate On 'Vande Mataram' Signal Battle For Bengal?

News18 09 Dec 2025
From the spirited discussions on 'Vande Mataram' in the Lok Sabha, it was there for all to see the fight for West Bengal between the BJP and the ruling TMC ....
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"Bow Your Head": Mamata Banerjee Seeks PM Modi's Apology Over 'Bankim Da'

NDTV 09 Dec 2025
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday demanded an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly insulting legendary novelist Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay by referring to him... .
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'Irony Is Delicious': BJP Asks TMC To 'Look Within' Amid Row Over PM Modi’s ‘Bankim ...

News18 09 Dec 2025
The TMC had earlier derided the Prime Minister’s remark as “cultural cosplay”, claiming that no Bengali would casually use “da” for a revered figure like Bankim Chandra ....
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Mamata seeks PM's apology over 'Bankim Da' reference

The Times of India 09 Dec 2025
... to Chattopadhyay as 'Bankim da' trivialized his monumental contributions.
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Modi should apologise for his ‘Bankim da’ remark: Mamata Banerjee

Hindustan Times 09 Dec 2025
West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should apologise to people for his remarks referring to Bankim Chandra Chatterjee as “Bankim da”.
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Bankim 'Da' Or Bankim 'Babu': How PM Handled Trinamool's MP's Objection

NDTV 08 Dec 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech in Lok Sabha, which opened the discussion to mark the 150th anniversary of the national song, Vande Mataram, ran into a "da" vs "babu" confusion today ... .
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