Foundation days are not to erase or ignore pain, but to acknowledge history

IANS | June 19, 2026 4:57 PM

New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) While states in India usually observe foundation day to celebrate the moment of birth and glory, the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress chose "Poila Boisakh" (the first day of the first month on Bengali calendar) to mark "Paschim Banga Divas" or West Bengal Day.