Bengal’s contributions to literature, science, technology and modern social outlook are recognised the world over. Our filmmakers and actors have been in the global limelight. (Illustration by CR Sasikumar)
On June 20, I celebrate my first Foundation Day of West Bengal as the state’s Governor. November 23, 2022, was a landmark day for me — I took the oath of office as the Governor at the Throne Room of Raj Bhavan, Kolkata.
As my motorcade entered Raj Bhavan, as the grandeur of the magnificent edifice unfolded itself slowly in front of the moving car, I could not but think of the milieu here under colonial domination. The then Government House was viewed with fear and loathing. I could not but recall the Bengal Famine of 1943 that killed over three million people due to Winston Churchill’s policies.
My conscience prompted me to strive towards giving back to the common man what was long due to them — a de-colonised Raj Bhavan. The common man shall get the Jana Raj Bhavan. And this shall apply to the Raj Bhavan, Darjeeling, and the Flagstaff House at Barrackpore, too.
It was a truly satisfying day when on March 28, 2023, as part of the de-colonisation process, I assented to the West Bengal Land Laws (Repealing) Bill, 2023. This legislation seeks to correct the exploitative and repressive actions initiated by Lord Cornwallis in 1793 — infamously known as the “Cornwallis Code” — leading to the creation of the zamindari system, which proved to be detrimental to the interests of the common man. It also contained vicious provisions, excluding the Indians from holding higher ranks of services, thus depriving them of any responsible office in the then government. This Bill may be seen as the assertion of the will of the people over the vestiges of the British Raj.
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