I always had a great fascination for W.Bengal. The reasons are many. Being  the head quarters of Esst India Company and later British Empire in India, naturally the resistance also started there. Of course, the centre of resistance of the First War of Independence 1857 was in the Hindi belt.
The cultural heritage of Bengal is also well known. The spirited fight of Bengalis compelled the British to cancel the division of Bengal.
The early history of P and T trade union movement is  closely connected to Calcutta. It is here that Pioneers like Henry Barton, Tarapada and B.N.Ghosh built up the mighty movement. It is here where Comrade K.G.Bose  lived and worked, who inspired a whole generation of young comrades like me to dedicate ourselves to the cause of workers and to  fight uncompromisingly against the revisionist tendencies and leadership in the organisation.
I remembered all these when I am here to attend the circle conference of BSNLEU at Krishnagar. The discussion in the conference has once again shown that Bengal keeps its militant tradition.