![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "The geography of India and the pilgrimage centres are more or less contiguous. "And if you acknowledge that, Bharat Mata is a part of that continual," Dasgupta said, while participating in a session on Wednesday evening at the Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet here.Īccording to the journalist-turned-politician, the idea of Bharat Mata was actually made to personify India, though the construction of Bharat Mata is relatively modern. India has a certain existence which predates the Indian Republic, and predates the Indian state. "I don't believe that you can have an India which is completely sanitised of its culture, and made into a legal document. Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS): One cannot have an India that is completely sanitised of its culture, which itself is linked to religion, as India has a certain existence predating the Republic and the Indian state, and Bharat Mata is part of that continual, says Rajya Sabha member Swapan Dasgupta, considered a key member of the think-tank in the Centre's ruling right wing BJP. ![]()
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