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'''Debangshu Bhattarcharya''' is an Indian politician who is the General Secretary of [[All India Trinamool Congress]]'s youth wing in the [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]] and also the party's spokesperson in the state. He is a [[civil engineer]].<ref>{{cite web|date=5 March 2021|title=Bengal Assembly Elections 2021: 'Khela Hobe' fame Debangshu Bhattacharya fails to get TMC ticket|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-bengal-assembly-polls-2021-khela-hobe-fame-debangshu-bhattacharya-fails-to-get-tmc-ticket-2879417|work=DNA India|access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref> He penned the famous song ''[[Khela Hobe#Politics|Khela Hobe]]'' for [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{cite AV media|date=10 March 2021|title="Felt Need For Slogan Without Party Or Chief Minister's Name": "Khela Hobey" Creator|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giy9gtY5VI4|work=NDTV|access-date=16 December 2021|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref name="FPJ">{{cite web|date=16 March 2021|title='Khela Hobe': Debangshu Bhattacharya Dev, man behind TMC's slogan speaks to FPJ ahead of West Bengal polls|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/khela-hobe-debangshu-bhattacharya-dev-man-behind-tmcs-slogan-speaks-to-fpj-ahead-of-west-bengal-polls|work=The Free Press Journal|access-date=8 Oct 2021}}</ref><ref name="indianexpress">{{cite web|date=17 March 2021|title=Our slogan shows which way wind is blowing in Bengal: TMC's Debangshu Bhattacharya who wrote 'Khela hobe'|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/khela-hobe-slogan-shows-which-way-wind-is-blowing-in-bengal-says-tmc-debangshu-bhattacharya-7232538/|work=The Indian Express|access-date=8 Oct 2021}}</ref>
'''Debangshu Bhattarcharya''' is an Indian politician who is the General Secretary of [[All India Trinamool Congress]]'s youth wing in the [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]] and also the party's spokesperson in the state. He is a [[civil engineer]].<ref>{{cite web|date=5 March 2021|title=Bengal Assembly Elections 2021: 'Khela Hobe' fame Debangshu Bhattacharya fails to get TMC ticket|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-bengal-assembly-polls-2021-khela-hobe-fame-debangshu-bhattacharya-fails-to-get-tmc-ticket-2879417|work=DNA India|access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref> He penned the famous song ''[[Khela Hobe#Politics|Khela Hobe]]'' for [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]].<ref name="indianexpress">{{cite web|date=17 March 2021|title=Our slogan shows which way wind is blowing in Bengal: TMC's Debangshu Bhattacharya who wrote 'Khela hobe'|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/khela-hobe-slogan-shows-which-way-wind-is-blowing-in-bengal-says-tmc-debangshu-bhattacharya-7232538/|work=The Indian Express|access-date=8 Oct 2021}}</ref><ref name="FPJ">{{cite web|date=16 March 2021|title='Khela Hobe': Debangshu Bhattacharya Dev, man behind TMC's slogan speaks to FPJ ahead of West Bengal polls|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/khela-hobe-debangshu-bhattacharya-dev-man-behind-tmcs-slogan-speaks-to-fpj-ahead-of-west-bengal-polls|work=The Free Press Journal|access-date=8 Oct 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|date=10 March 2021|title="Felt Need For Slogan Without Party Or Chief Minister's Name": "Khela Hobey" Creator|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giy9gtY5VI4|work=NDTV|access-date=16 December 2021|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
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==Political career==
==Political career==
Debangshu's first video on social platform came in 2016 which was made on the topic of [[2016 Indian banknote demonetisation|demonetisation]].<ref name="Aarohi">{{cite AV media|date=27 July 2020|title=Mukhomukhi Debangshu Bhattacharya {{!}} Exclusive Interview {{!}}|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6VrISjA94U|publisher=Aarohi News|language=bn|access-date=17 December 2021|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> He was taken to address a public meeting for the first time in 2018.<ref name="TV9"/> But his political career began in 2019 when he officially joined [[All India Trinamool Congress]] (AITC).<ref>{{cite web|date=7 March 2021|title=টিকিট না পেয়ে কি রাজনীতি ছাড়ছেন? নিজেই উত্তর দিলেন দেবাংশু|url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/elections/west-bengal-assembly-election-2021/is-debangshu-bhattacharya-leaving-politics-after-included-in-tmc-s-candidate-list-the-young-leader-responds-31615103942299.html|work=Hindustan Times Bangla|language=bn|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=26 March 2021|title=EXCLUSIVE দেবাংশু: মমতাদি মায়ের মতো, জড়িয়ে ধরে ঘোরের মধ্যে ছিলাম|url=https://eisamay.com/elections/assembly-elections/west-bengal/news/debangshu-bhattacharya-exclusive-interview-he-recalls-his-meeting-with-mamata-banerjee/articleshow/81704207.cms|work=Ei Samay|language=bn|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref> He was appointed as the spokesperson of AITC in that year.<ref>{{cite AV media|date=14 August 2021|title=Man behind TMC's war cry slogan Khela Hobe|url=https://www.facebook.com/IndiaToday/videos/man-behind-tmcs-war-cry-slogan-khela-hobe/324734522734085/|publisher=[[India Today]]|access-date=2 January 2022|via=[[Facebook]]}}</ref> A year later, he was made the General Secretary of Trinamool Youth Congress.<ref name="fb"/><ref name="Aarohi"/><ref name="AITC"/>
Debangshu's first video on social platform came in 2016 which was made on the topic of [[2016 Indian banknote demonetisation|demonetisation]].<ref name="Aarohi">{{cite AV media|date=27 July 2020|title=Mukhomukhi Debangshu Bhattacharya {{!}} Exclusive Interview {{!}}|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6VrISjA94U|publisher=Aarohi News|language=bn|access-date=17 December 2021|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> He was taken to address a public meeting for the first time in 2018.<ref name="TV9"/> But his political career began in 2019 when he officially joined [[All India Trinamool Congress]] (AITC).<ref>{{cite web|date=7 March 2021|title=টিকিট না পেয়ে কি রাজনীতি ছাড়ছেন? নিজেই উত্তর দিলেন দেবাংশু|url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/elections/west-bengal-assembly-election-2021/is-debangshu-bhattacharya-leaving-politics-after-included-in-tmc-s-candidate-list-the-young-leader-responds-31615103942299.html|work=Hindustan Times Bangla|language=bn|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=26 March 2021|title=EXCLUSIVE দেবাংশু: মমতাদি মায়ের মতো, জড়িয়ে ধরে ঘোরের মধ্যে ছিলাম|url=https://eisamay.com/elections/assembly-elections/west-bengal/news/debangshu-bhattacharya-exclusive-interview-he-recalls-his-meeting-with-mamata-banerjee/articleshow/81704207.cms|work=Ei Samay|language=bn|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref> He was appointed as the spokesperson of AITC in that year.<ref>{{cite AV media|date=14 August 2021|title=Man behind TMC's war cry slogan Khela Hobe|url=https://www.facebook.com/IndiaToday/videos/man-behind-tmcs-war-cry-slogan-khela-hobe/324734522734085/|publisher=[[India Today]]|access-date=2 January 2022|via=[[Facebook]]}}</ref> A year later, he was made the General Secretary of Trinamool Youth Congress.<ref name="AITC"/><ref name="fb"/><ref name="Aarohi"/>


He had coined many slogans for the AITC, among which ''Khela Hobe'' became the most popular.<ref name="indianexpress"/><ref name="TV9">{{cite AV media|date=7 April 2021|title=Debangshu Bhattacharya । Mamata Banerjee । রাজনীতি ছেড়ে দেবেন Khela Hobe-র স্রষ্টা?|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeUQbJh7Y2I|publisher=TV9BanglaLive|language=bn|access-date=17 December 2021|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|date=13 April 2021|title=Bengal में छाए 'खेला हौबे' की कहानी जानिए? Debangshu Bhattacharya से खास बातचीत|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA-T9cT1aXM|publisher=NDTV India|language=hi|access-date=17 December 2021|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> Even [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] responded to the slogan ''Khela Hobe''.<ref>{{cite AV media|date=19 March 2021|title=Vikas Hobe Vs Khela Hobe: Who Is Setting The Agenda- Mamata Or Modi? {{!}} Newstrack|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfg3hr8fjtU|publisher=India Today|access-date=17 December 2021|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=25 March 2021|title='Just like Dhoni, Mamatadi will be the finisher for us'|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/cover/just-like-dhoni-mamatadi-will-be-the-finisher-for-us/article34157932.ece|work=Business Line|access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref> Debangshu claimed that he was inspired by Mamata Banerjee and [[Rabindranath Tagore]] when creating this slogan<ref>{{cite AV media|date=16 February 2021|title="খেলা হবে" বিষয়ক আলোচনায় আজ নিউজ ১৮ বাংলায় আমি ও কেষ্টদা.. #DebangshuBhattacharya #KhelaHobe|url=https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1407664352898986&id=510483432617087|publisher=Debangshu Bhattarcharya|language=bn|access-date=17 December 2021|via=[[Facebook]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=9 March 2021|title='Mahisasur Can't Defeat Durga': TMC Man Who Wrote 'Khela Hobe' Slogan Says BJP Won't Have It Easy|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/khela-hobe-tmc-debangshu-bhattacharya-dev-mamata-banerjee-3513530.html|work=News18|access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="FPJ"/> and the slogan was coined by him to counter [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]'s aggressive politics.<ref>{{cite AV media|date=5 March 2021|title=TMC's 'Khela Hobe' Anthem Goes Viral; Debangshu Bhattacharya Who Penned The Song Speaks|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaaAmZJNvH4|publisher=India Today|access-date=17 December 2021|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|date=19 March 2021|title=Exclusive Interview of Debangshu Bhattacharya who wrote the song 'Khela Hobe'|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRNxBCTYLOg|publisher=News Nation|language=hi|access-date=17 December 2021|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> He had revealed that he received many threats for being active in politics.<ref name="TV9"/> Debangshu actively participated in AITC's campaign for [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021 Assembly election]].<ref>{{cite AV media|date=17 April 2021|title=Exclusive Interview of TMC Leader Debangshu Bhattacharya who wrote the song 'Khela Hobe'|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avi1PS91jBc|publisher=Sangbad Pratidin|language=bn|access-date=16 December 2021|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=17 April 2021|title=EXCLUSIVE: কেমন প্রেমিকা চাই? মনের কথা জানালেন ‘সিঙ্গল’দেবাংশু|url=https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/kolkata/tmc-leader-debangshu-bhattacharya-opens-up-about-his-love-life/|work=Sangbad Pratidin|language=bn|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|date=18 April 2021|title=CPI(M)’s terror, TMC’s corruption & ‘Khela Hobe’ {{!}} NL Interview with Debangshu Bhattacharya|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWSI8Bm1laM|publisher=newslaundry|language=hi|access-date=16 December 2021|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=20 April 2021|title=NL Interview: Trinamool spokesman on his party's corruption, 'Left terror', and Khela Hobe|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/04/20/nl-interview-trinamool-spokesman-on-his-partys-corruption-left-terror-and-khela-hobe|work=Newslaundry|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=26 April 2021|title=শেষ সাড়ে চার মাসে ৫১১ টি সভা, পদযাত্রা সাঙ্গ করে প্রচারের শেষ লগ্নে আজ মায়ের সাথে দেখা করে বাড়ি ফিরছি.. মায়ের কাছে অনেক আবদার রাখলাম, মা শুনল.. অনুভব করলাম, সব শোনার শেষে মা বলল, "মেয়েই থাকছে.." আশ্বস্ত আমি মাকে বলে এলাম, "তুমিও ভালো থেকো.." #DebangshuBhattacharya|url=https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1458283641170390&id=510483432617087|publisher=Debangshu Bhattarcharya|language=bn|access-date=17 December 2021|via=[[Facebook]]}}</ref> He labelled anti-incumbency against the [[Government of India|central government]] as the main reason for BJP's defeat in this election.<ref>{{cite AV media|date=4 May 2021|title=Bengal Election Results: BJP's Lok Sabha vs Assembly Elections 'Problem' {{!}} Reality Check|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw_mg6tK1hI|publisher=NDTV|language=hi|access-date=17 December 2021|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
He had coined many slogans for the AITC, among which ''Khela Hobe'' became the most popular.<ref name="indianexpress"/><ref name="TV9">{{cite AV media|date=7 April 2021|title=Debangshu Bhattacharya । Mamata Banerjee । রাজনীতি ছেড়ে দেবেন Khela Hobe-র স্রষ্টা?|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeUQbJh7Y2I|publisher=TV9BanglaLive|language=bn|access-date=17 December 2021|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|date=13 April 2021|title=Bengal में छाए 'खेला हौबे' की कहानी जानिए? Debangshu Bhattacharya से खास बातचीत|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA-T9cT1aXM|publisher=NDTV India|language=hi|access-date=17 December 2021|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> Even [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] responded to the slogan ''Khela Hobe''.<ref>{{cite AV media|date=19 March 2021|title=Vikas Hobe Vs Khela Hobe: Who Is Setting The Agenda- Mamata Or Modi? {{!}} Newstrack|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfg3hr8fjtU|publisher=India Today|access-date=17 December 2021|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=25 March 2021|title='Just like Dhoni, Mamatadi will be the finisher for us'|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/cover/just-like-dhoni-mamatadi-will-be-the-finisher-for-us/article34157932.ece|work=Business Line|access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref> Debangshu claimed that he was inspired by Mamata Banerjee and [[Rabindranath Tagore]] when creating this slogan<ref name="FPJ"/><ref>{{cite AV media|date=16 February 2021|title="খেলা হবে" বিষয়ক আলোচনায় আজ নিউজ ১৮ বাংলায় আমি ও কেষ্টদা.. #DebangshuBhattacharya #KhelaHobe|url=https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1407664352898986&id=510483432617087|publisher=Debangshu Bhattarcharya|language=bn|access-date=17 December 2021|via=[[Facebook]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=9 March 2021|title='Mahisasur Can't Defeat Durga': TMC Man Who Wrote 'Khela Hobe' Slogan Says BJP Won't Have It Easy|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/khela-hobe-tmc-debangshu-bhattacharya-dev-mamata-banerjee-3513530.html|work=News18|access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref> and the slogan was coined by him to counter [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]'s aggressive politics.<ref>{{cite AV media|date=5 March 2021|title=TMC's 'Khela Hobe' Anthem Goes Viral; Debangshu Bhattacharya Who Penned The Song Speaks|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaaAmZJNvH4|publisher=India Today|access-date=17 December 2021|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|date=19 March 2021|title=Exclusive Interview of Debangshu Bhattacharya who wrote the song 'Khela Hobe'|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRNxBCTYLOg|publisher=News Nation|language=hi|access-date=17 December 2021|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> He had revealed that he received many threats for being active in politics.<ref name="TV9"/> Debangshu actively participated in AITC's campaign for [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021 Assembly election]].<ref>{{cite AV media|date=17 April 2021|title=Exclusive Interview of TMC Leader Debangshu Bhattacharya who wrote the song 'Khela Hobe'|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avi1PS91jBc|publisher=Sangbad Pratidin|language=bn|access-date=16 December 2021|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=17 April 2021|title=EXCLUSIVE: কেমন প্রেমিকা চাই? মনের কথা জানালেন ‘সিঙ্গল’দেবাংশু|url=https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/kolkata/tmc-leader-debangshu-bhattacharya-opens-up-about-his-love-life/|work=Sangbad Pratidin|language=bn|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|date=18 April 2021|title=CPI(M)’s terror, TMC’s corruption & ‘Khela Hobe’ {{!}} NL Interview with Debangshu Bhattacharya|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWSI8Bm1laM|publisher=newslaundry|language=hi|access-date=16 December 2021|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=20 April 2021|title=NL Interview: Trinamool spokesman on his party's corruption, 'Left terror', and Khela Hobe|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/04/20/nl-interview-trinamool-spokesman-on-his-partys-corruption-left-terror-and-khela-hobe|work=Newslaundry|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=26 April 2021|title=শেষ সাড়ে চার মাসে ৫১১ টি সভা, পদযাত্রা সাঙ্গ করে প্রচারের শেষ লগ্নে আজ মায়ের সাথে দেখা করে বাড়ি ফিরছি.. মায়ের কাছে অনেক আবদার রাখলাম, মা শুনল.. অনুভব করলাম, সব শোনার শেষে মা বলল, "মেয়েই থাকছে.." আশ্বস্ত আমি মাকে বলে এলাম, "তুমিও ভালো থেকো.." #DebangshuBhattacharya|url=https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1458283641170390&id=510483432617087|publisher=Debangshu Bhattarcharya|language=bn|access-date=17 December 2021|via=[[Facebook]]}}</ref> He labelled anti-incumbency against the [[Government of India|central government]] as the main reason for BJP's defeat in this election.<ref>{{cite AV media|date=4 May 2021|title=Bengal Election Results: BJP's Lok Sabha vs Assembly Elections 'Problem' {{!}} Reality Check|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw_mg6tK1hI|publisher=NDTV|language=hi|access-date=17 December 2021|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>


He was part of a team which went to [[Tripura]] in 2021 to campaign for AITC and this team had to face the attack of gangsters. The ruling BJP [[government of Tripura]] was blamed by the Trinamool for this attack.<ref>{{cite AV media|date=2 August 2021|title=আগরতলায় 'আক্রান্ত' TMC নেতা Debangshu Bhattacharya, হামলার অভিযোগ, 'ভয় পেয়েছে bjp,' কটাক্ষ তৃণমূলের|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5jOPmDQS5E|publisher=Zee 24 Ghanta|language=bn|access-date=16 December 2021|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=7 August 2021|title=West Bengal TMC Leaders Injured As Vehicle Attacked At Ambassa In Tripura|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-west-bengal-tmc-leaders-injured-as-vehicle-attacked-at-ambassa-in-tripura/390758|work=Outlook India|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=7 August 2021|title=TMC delegation to visit Tripura after attack on party youth wing cadres including Debangshu Bhattacharya; alleges BJP hand|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/tmc-delegation-to-visit-tripura-after-attack-on-party-youth-wing-cadres-including-debangshu-bhattacharya-alleges-bjp-hand|work=The Free Press Journal|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=8 August 2021|title=Man who coined ‘khela hobe’ for TMC attacked in Tripura|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/tmc-team-attacked-in-tripura-again/articleshow/85140874.cms|work=The Times of India|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref> Debangshu, along with other AITC workers was arrested by [[Tripura Police]] after that attack. [[Abhishek Banerjee (politician)|Abhishek Banerjee]], the General Secretary of AITC, had to intervene to get his party workers released from police detention.<ref>{{cite web|date=9 August 2021|title=TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee attacked in Tripura, leads dharna|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/abhishek-attacked-in-tripura-leads-dharna/articleshow/85165079.cms|work=The Times of India|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|date=11 August 2021|title=পকেটে ব্লেড? বাইক ভাঙ্গা? ত্রিপুরার ঘটনা নিয়ে সব প্রশ্নের উত্তর #DebangshuBhattacharya|url=https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1536116086720478&id=510483432617087|publisher=Debangshu Bhattarcharya|language=bn|access-date=17 December 2021|via=[[Facebook]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|date=16 August 2021|title=#LIVE খেলা দিবস নিয়ে কী বলছেন তৃনমূল কংগ্রেসের মুখপাত্র দেবাংশু? শুনুন তার মুখেই {{!}} Drishtibhongi|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vznpobrpdM|publisher=Drishtibhongi|language=bn|access-date=16 December 2021|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
He was part of a team which went to [[Tripura]] in 2021 to campaign for AITC and this team had to face the attack of gangsters. The ruling BJP [[government of Tripura]] was blamed by the Trinamool for this attack.<ref>{{cite AV media|date=2 August 2021|title=আগরতলায় 'আক্রান্ত' TMC নেতা Debangshu Bhattacharya, হামলার অভিযোগ, 'ভয় পেয়েছে bjp,' কটাক্ষ তৃণমূলের|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5jOPmDQS5E|publisher=Zee 24 Ghanta|language=bn|access-date=16 December 2021|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=7 August 2021|title=West Bengal TMC Leaders Injured As Vehicle Attacked At Ambassa In Tripura|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-west-bengal-tmc-leaders-injured-as-vehicle-attacked-at-ambassa-in-tripura/390758|work=Outlook India|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=7 August 2021|title=TMC delegation to visit Tripura after attack on party youth wing cadres including Debangshu Bhattacharya; alleges BJP hand|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/tmc-delegation-to-visit-tripura-after-attack-on-party-youth-wing-cadres-including-debangshu-bhattacharya-alleges-bjp-hand|work=The Free Press Journal|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=8 August 2021|title=Man who coined ‘khela hobe’ for TMC attacked in Tripura|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/tmc-team-attacked-in-tripura-again/articleshow/85140874.cms|work=The Times of India|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref> Debangshu, along with other AITC workers was arrested by [[Tripura Police]] after that attack. [[Abhishek Banerjee (politician)|Abhishek Banerjee]], the General Secretary of AITC, had to intervene to get his party workers released from police detention.<ref>{{cite web|date=9 August 2021|title=TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee attacked in Tripura, leads dharna|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/abhishek-attacked-in-tripura-leads-dharna/articleshow/85165079.cms|work=The Times of India|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|date=11 August 2021|title=পকেটে ব্লেড? বাইক ভাঙ্গা? ত্রিপুরার ঘটনা নিয়ে সব প্রশ্নের উত্তর #DebangshuBhattacharya|url=https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1536116086720478&id=510483432617087|publisher=Debangshu Bhattarcharya|language=bn|access-date=17 December 2021|via=[[Facebook]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|date=16 August 2021|title=#LIVE খেলা দিবস নিয়ে কী বলছেন তৃনমূল কংগ্রেসের মুখপাত্র দেবাংশু? শুনুন তার মুখেই {{!}} Drishtibhongi|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vznpobrpdM|publisher=Drishtibhongi|language=bn|access-date=16 December 2021|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

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Debangshu Bhattarcharya
File:Portrait of Debangshu Bhattacharya in 2021.jpg
Debangshu Bhattarcharya in 2021
West Bengal General Secretary, Trinamool Youth Congress[2]
Assumed office
24 July 2020[1]
PresidentAbhishek Banerjee (till 2021)
Saayoni Ghosh (2021 – present)
State Spokesperson of All India Trinamool Congress[3][4][5]
Assumed office
3 June 2019[1]
Personal details
Born (1996-04-01) 1 April 1996 (age 30)
Bally, West Bengal, India
Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress
Alma materElitte Institute of Engineering and Management[1]
OccupationPolitician
Nickname(s)Dev

Debangshu Bhattarcharya is an Indian politician who is the General Secretary of All India Trinamool Congress's youth wing in the state of West Bengal and also the party's spokesperson in the state. He is a civil engineer.[6] He penned the famous song Khela Hobe for 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.[3][7][8]

Early life

Debangshu Bhattarcharya was born on 1 April 1996 in Bally, West Bengal, to an ordinary family of Bengali Brahmins. His father is a labour contractor by profession.[3] After finishing his schooling at Bally Nischinda Chittaranjan Vidyalaya,[9] Debangshu studied at Elitte Institute of Engineering and Management.[1] He is a civil engineer. His admiration for Mamata Banerjee goes way back to 2008 when he was a 8th class student.[3]

Political career

Debangshu's first video on social platform came in 2016 which was made on the topic of demonetisation.[10] He was taken to address a public meeting for the first time in 2018.[11] But his political career began in 2019 when he officially joined All India Trinamool Congress (AITC).[12][13] He was appointed as the spokesperson of AITC in that year.[14] A year later, he was made the General Secretary of Trinamool Youth Congress.[2][1][10]

He had coined many slogans for the AITC, among which Khela Hobe became the most popular.[3][11][15] Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi responded to the slogan Khela Hobe.[16][17] Debangshu claimed that he was inspired by Mamata Banerjee and Rabindranath Tagore when creating this slogan[7][18][19] and the slogan was coined by him to counter BJP's aggressive politics.[20][21] He had revealed that he received many threats for being active in politics.[11] Debangshu actively participated in AITC's campaign for 2021 Assembly election.[22][23][24][25][26] He labelled anti-incumbency against the central government as the main reason for BJP's defeat in this election.[27]

He was part of a team which went to Tripura in 2021 to campaign for AITC and this team had to face the attack of gangsters. The ruling BJP government of Tripura was blamed by the Trinamool for this attack.[28][29][30][31] Debangshu, along with other AITC workers was arrested by Tripura Police after that attack. Abhishek Banerjee, the General Secretary of AITC, had to intervene to get his party workers released from police detention.[32][33][34]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Debangshu Bhattacharya Dev". Facebook. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "WBTMYC State Committee" (PDF). All India Trinamool Congress. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Our slogan shows which way wind is blowing in Bengal: TMC's Debangshu Bhattacharya who wrote 'Khela hobe'". The Indian Express. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Debangshu Bhattacharya Dev". Twitter. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Debangshu Bhattacharya Dev". Instagram. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Bengal Assembly Elections 2021: 'Khela Hobe' fame Debangshu Bhattacharya fails to get TMC ticket". DNA India. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "'Khela Hobe': Debangshu Bhattacharya Dev, man behind TMC's slogan speaks to FPJ ahead of West Bengal polls". The Free Press Journal. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Felt Need For Slogan Without Party Or Chief Minister's Name": "Khela Hobey" Creator. NDTV. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  9. ↑ "Debangshu Bhattacharya". Quora. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Mukhomukhi Debangshu Bhattacharya | Exclusive Interview | (in Bengali). Aarohi News. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Debangshu Bhattacharya । Mamata Banerjee । রাজনীতি ছেড়ে দেবেন Khela Hobe-র স্রষ্টা? (in Bengali). TV9BanglaLive. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  12. ↑ "টিকিট না পেয়ে কি রাজনীতি ছাড়ছেন? নিজেই উত্তর দিলেন দেবাংশু". Hindustan Times Bangla (in Bengali). 7 March 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  13. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE দেবাংশু: মমতাদি মায়ের মতো, জড়িয়ে ধরে ঘোরের মধ্যে ছিলাম". Ei Samay (in Bengali). 26 March 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  14. ↑ Man behind TMC's war cry slogan Khela Hobe. India Today. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via Facebook.
  15. ↑ Bengal में छाए 'खेला हौबे' की कहानी जानिए? Debangshu Bhattacharya से खास बातचीत (in हिन्दी). NDTV India. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  16. ↑ Vikas Hobe Vs Khela Hobe: Who Is Setting The Agenda- Mamata Or Modi? | Newstrack. India Today. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  17. ↑ "'Just like Dhoni, Mamatadi will be the finisher for us'". Business Line. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  18. ↑ "খেলা হবে" বিষয়ক আলোচনায় আজ নিউজ ১৮ বাংলায় আমি ও কেষ্টদা.. #DebangshuBhattacharya #KhelaHobe (in Bengali). Debangshu Bhattarcharya. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021 – via Facebook.
  19. ↑ "'Mahisasur Can't Defeat Durga': TMC Man Who Wrote 'Khela Hobe' Slogan Says BJP Won't Have It Easy". News18. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  20. ↑ TMC's 'Khela Hobe' Anthem Goes Viral; Debangshu Bhattacharya Who Penned The Song Speaks. India Today. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  21. ↑ Exclusive Interview of Debangshu Bhattacharya who wrote the song 'Khela Hobe' (in हिन्दी). News Nation. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  22. ↑ Exclusive Interview of TMC Leader Debangshu Bhattacharya who wrote the song 'Khela Hobe' (in Bengali). Sangbad Pratidin. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  23. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: কেমন প্রেমিকা চাই? মনের কথা জানালেন 'সিঙ্গল'দেবাংশু". Sangbad Pratidin (in Bengali). 17 April 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  24. ↑ CPI(M)’s terror, TMC’s corruption & ‘Khela Hobe’ | NL Interview with Debangshu Bhattacharya (in हिन्दी). newslaundry. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  25. ↑ "NL Interview: Trinamool spokesman on his party's corruption, 'Left terror', and Khela Hobe". Newslaundry. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  26. ↑ "শেষ সাড়ে চার মাসে ৫১১ টি সভা, পদযাত্রা সাঙ্গ করে প্রচারের শেষ লগ্নে আজ মায়ের সাথে দেখা করে বাড়ি ফিরছি.. মায়ের কাছে অনেক আবদার রাখলাম, মা শুনল.. অনুভব করলাম, সব শোনার শেষে মা বলল, "মেয়েই থাকছে.." আশ্বস্ত আমি মাকে বলে এলাম, "তুমিও ভালো থেকো.." #DebangshuBhattacharya" (in Bengali). Debangshu Bhattarcharya. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021 – via Facebook.
  27. ↑ Bengal Election Results: BJP's Lok Sabha vs Assembly Elections 'Problem' | Reality Check (in हिन्दी). NDTV. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  28. ↑ আগরতলায় 'আক্রান্ত' TMC নেতা Debangshu Bhattacharya, হামলার অভিযোগ, 'ভয় পেয়েছে bjp,' কটাক্ষ তৃণমূলের (in Bengali). Zee 24 Ghanta. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  29. ↑ "West Bengal TMC Leaders Injured As Vehicle Attacked At Ambassa In Tripura". Outlook India. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  30. ↑ "TMC delegation to visit Tripura after attack on party youth wing cadres including Debangshu Bhattacharya; alleges BJP hand". The Free Press Journal. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  31. ↑ "Man who coined 'khela hobe' for TMC attacked in Tripura". The Times of India. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  32. ↑ "TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee attacked in Tripura, leads dharna". The Times of India. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  33. ↑ পকেটে ব্লেড? বাইক ভাঙ্গা? ত্রিপুরার ঘটনা নিয়ে সব প্রশ্নের উত্তর #DebangshuBhattacharya (in Bengali). Debangshu Bhattarcharya. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021 – via Facebook.
  34. ↑ #LIVE খেলা দিবস নিয়ে কী বলছেন তৃনমূল কংগ্রেসের মুখপাত্র দেবাংশু? শুনুন তার মুখেই | Drishtibhongi (in Bengali). Drishtibhongi. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021 – via YouTube.
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