

They should also consider entering public life to usher in positive changes - something which Bengal needs desperately.Įconomically we lagging but intellectually bengal still holding same glory. They must generate new ideas and vision with regard to the state’s social and economic growth. The Bengali intelligentsia can’t rest on the laurels of the past, and keep getting nostalgic about it. Also, moneyed Bengalis settled outside the state and the country, who keep feeling sorry about Bengal’s deprivation, can donate and invest in the health sector. Bengal’s intelligentsia will do the state some good if it can build a narrative around Bengal’s failing health system and how it can be fixed. According to reports, Bengal has one of the worst Covid testing records with the highest fatality rate among top ten states with most active cases. The state has failed miserably in tackling the current pandemic.

Reversing the industrial decline won’t be an easy task but is a must to get the state’s economy back on track.Īlso read: Mamata is invoking Bengali pride again - her new ‘strategy’ to counter Covid flakīengal also needs to invest massively in its health infrastructure.

Bengali intellectuals, especially the state’s young population, must support and encourage industries and businesses as much as they can. Lack of industry and jobs have hurt educated Bengalis the most as they’ve been forced to migrate in search of jobs.
