Ep#33 | Bangla Podcast | Garga Chatterjee | Bengali Nationalism

Garga Chatterjee, a Harvard PhD and currently working as a faculty at Indian Statistical Institute, is known more for his fervent support for Bengali Nationalism and rigorous opposition to "Hindi Imperialism". He, as the founding member and general secretary of Bangla Pokkho, constantly fights for rights of Bengalis within the Indian Union. Nevertheless, Bangla Pokkho often receives criticism for its oversimplified narratives, tribalism, and inciting anti-Bengali sentiments. In this podcast, Garga opens up about his journey from Medical College to Harvard and back to Kolkata, nuances of federalism, the economic, cultural and political hegemony of Imperial forces in detail. In contrast to his appearances at mainstream media, this discussion contains elaborated ideological discussion regarding nationalism, federalism and imperialism.