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An assault on intellectual freedom: Why the Kolkata bookstall vandalism must alarm us
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The recent incident of vandalism at bookstalls during Durga Puja in Kolkata is deeply disturbing to anyone who considers books indispensable to a meaningful existence. Since childhood, we have been taught to respect books, as Goddess Saraswati is believed to reside in them. My mind goes back to my school days, when my father would buy storybooks and comics for us every summer vacation.It is deeply disheartening to think of books being destroyed by lumpen elements, particularly in a city known fo
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