{"id":20643,"date":"2026-09-05T13:17:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T13:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=20643"},"modified":"2026-09-05T13:17:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T13:17:33","slug":"every-corner-of-world-but-bengal-state-governments-new-tourism-ad-gets-trolled-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=20643","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Every corner of world but Bengal&#8217;: State government&#8217;s new tourism ad gets trolled | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133802176,imgsize-8459881,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/bengal.jpg\" alt=\"'Every corner of world but Bengal': State government's new tourism ad gets trolled\" title=\"West Bengal tourism ad\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The West Bengal government&#8217;s state tourism ad was trolled by the netizens after it failed to include anything that represents Bengal apart from the Howrah bridge.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>The ad was released on Friday by chief minister Suvendu Adhikari during a public event. <!-- -->&#8220;Hon&#8217;ble Chief Minister Shri Suvendu Adhikari attends the grand unveiling of West Bengal Tourism\u2019s new brand identity, organized by the Department of Tourism, Government of West Bengal,&#8221; the BJP state unit said posting video of the event.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>Though the ad begins with Howrah bridge, it progresses into showing Eiffel Tower, the Pyramids and several other world tourist attractions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>TMC MP Derek O&#8217;Brien reacted to it calling it &#8220;Tacky. <!-- -->Trashy. Thooo.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>&#8220;Where is West Bengal in this?What kind of tourism logo reveal is this?? It is more like promoting international tourism rather than promoting Bengal! Everywhere but Bengal. Ridiculous,&#8221; said a social media user Barnali Bairagi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Another user Joy said: &#8220;Let\u2019s start with the bare minimum &#8211; The Background Music. With plethora of instruments available and tools to create OG music, they come with this trash that can put anyone to sleep (Play it on loop if u can\u2019t sleep). The visuals and the shoddy video. It shows Howrah Bridge and moves on to deserts, pyramids, places that are not in West Bengal. Ya, the brilliant idea would have been to convey the experience of all the best things in the world u will find in West Bengal or something like that.<!-- -->&#8220;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>&#8220;All they had to do is just study the communication and visual story telling of Kerala Tourism. Or even Odisha Tourism. Rajasthan Tourism also at one point of time had done great communications. <!-- -->The tagline: Where India feels different is so generic, it can be placed anywhere. It can even be the Tagline of an amusement park. Or a residential project. It doesn\u2019t evoke any emotion. Compare it with Kerala tourism\u2019s &#8211; God\u2019s own Country.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> Or Rajasthan\u2019s &#8211; Padharo Mhare Desh. Which is such a welcoming and warm tagline,&#8221; the user added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>Another user requested the CM to &#8220;ask the tourism department to create a fresh, professionally conceived, Bengal-centric campaign showcasing our mountains, forests, rivers, Sundarbans, coastline, heritage, literature, music, cuisine, festivals and extraordinary cultural diversity.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>&#8220;There was a time when Bengal Tourism meant Darjeeling, the Toy Train, Sundarbans, Howrah Bridge, trams, Jhau dance, heritage, culture and the unmistakable soul of Bengal. The \u201cSweetest Part of India\u201d campaign showcased Bengal as Bengal,&#8221; Diptangshu Chaudhury said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>&#8220;Bengal doesn\u2019t need borrowed landmarks to attract the world. It needs the imagination and competence to showcase what it already has. From Darjeeling to the Sundarbans, from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal\u2014Bengal itself is the advertisement. Please don\u2019t make Bengal invisible while trying to sell it,&#8221; the person added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/every-corner-of-world-but-bengal-state-governments-new-tourism-ad-gets-trolled\/articleshow\/133798694.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: The West Bengal government&#8217;s state tourism ad was trolled by the netizens after it failed to include anything that represents Bengal apart from the Howrah bridge.The ad was released on Friday by chief minister Suvendu Adhikari during a public event. &#8220;Hon&#8217;ble Chief Minister Shri Suvendu Adhikari attends the grand unveiling of West Bengal 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