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West Bengal Book Stall Vandalism: Examining the historical record of book destruction by left-wing groups

West Bengal Book Stall Vandalism: Examining the historical record of book destruction by left-wing groups

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KOLKATA: A library in Howrah got shut down in 1980 and re-opened in 2024. Dhumda Bhupati Smriti Granthagar at Raynagar in Bagnan, Howrah, reportedly (The Telegraph) established in 1971 by three friends, Bijay Kumar Patra, Dulal Chandra Ponda and Shrikanta Manna, was shut down in 1980 after the Left…

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