প্রথম বিদ্রোহিণী
তিনি রামপ্রিয়া ঠাকুরানি। সম্পর্কে প্রিন্স দ্বারকানাথ ঠাকুরের এক পিতামহী। কোম্পানির আমলের সুপ্রিম কোর্টে মামলা করে মৃত স্বামীর সম্পত্তির অধিকার আদায় করেছিলেন। প্রায় আড়াইশো বছর পুরনো, ঐতিহাসিক সেই মামলার কয়েকটি নথি পাওয়া গেল সম্প্রতি। অরিন্দম মুখোপাধ্যায়তিনি রামপ্রিয়া ঠাকুরানি। সম্পর্কে প্রিন্স দ্বারকানাথ ঠাকুরের এক পিতামহী। কোম্পানির আমলের সুপ্রিম কোর্টে মামলা করে মৃত স্বামীর সম্পত্তির অধিকার আদায় করেছিলেন। প্রায় আড়াইশো বছর পুরনো, ঐতিহাসিক সেই মামলার কয়েকটি নথি পাওয়া গেল সম্প্রতি। অরিন্দম মুখোপাধ্যায়
ঐতিহাসিক: কোম্পানির আমলের সুপ্রিম কোর্ট প্রাঙ্গণের ছবি।
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এই শহরের নারীবাদীরা তাঁর কথা ভুলে গিয়েছেন। কিন্তু তিনি, গোবিন্দরাম ঠাকুরের স্ত্রী রামপ্রিয়া ঠাকুরানিই সম্ভবত কলকাতার প্রথম প্রতিবাদিনী। মৃত স্বামীর সম্পত্তি বেহাত হয়ে যাওয়ার বিরুদ্ধে রুখে দাঁড়িয়ে, দুই ভাশুর নীলমণি ও দর্পনারায়ণ ঠাকুরের বিরুদ্ধে আদালতে মামলা রুজু করতেও পিছপা হননি তিনি।
এই ইতিহাস অষ্টাদশ শতকের। তখনও কলকাতা শহর ঠিক মতো গড়ে ওঠেনি। মরাঠা আক্রমণ ঠেকাতে এখনকার সার্কুলার রোডের ‘মারহাট্টা ডিচ’, উত্তরে অস্বাস্থ্যকর ‘ব্ল্যাক টাউন’-এই ছিল সীমাবদ্ধ। ছিল সেন্ট জন’স চার্চে জোব চার্নকের সমাধি, সুপ্রিম কোর্ট। কলকাতা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, হিন্দু কলেজ, স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ থেকে রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর— তখন ভবিষ্যতের গর্ভে।
রবীন্দ্রনাথের পূর্বসূরিদের সঙ্গে অবশ্য এই কাহিনির প্রগাঢ় যোগাযোগ। মামলার বাদী রামপ্রিয়া ঠাকুরানি, ঠাকুরবাড়ির এক বিধবা স্ত্রী। পুরুষতান্ত্রিক সমাজব্যবস্থায় নারীর বঞ্চনার বিরুদ্ধে রামপ্রিয়ার প্রতিবাদের রেশ ঠাকুর পরিবারে দীর্ঘ দিন পরেও গুঞ্জরিত হয়েছিল। রামপ্রিয়ার দুই পুরুষ পরে প্রিন্স দ্বারকানাথ ঠাকুরের স্ত্রী দিগম্বরী দেবীও তাঁর দেখানো পথেই হেঁটেছিলেন বললে অত্যুক্তি হবে না। নিজের বিশ্বাস, আদর্শ ও পরম্পরার পরিপন্থী কাজের জন্য স্বামী দ্বারকানাথকে ত্যাগের মাধ্যমে ঠাকুর পরিবারের কুলবধূ দিগম্বরী যে দৃষ্টান্ত স্থাপন করেছিলেন তা আজ প্রবাদে পরিণত। দ্বারকানাথের ইংরেজ-সংসর্গ তাঁর মা বা স্ত্রী কেউই ভাল চোখে দেখেননি। দ্বারকানাথ এ ব্যাপারে স্ত্রীর মতামত অগ্রাহ্য করলে দিগম্বরী স্বামীর সঙ্গে দেখা-সাক্ষাতেও ইতি টানেন। পরিস্থিতি এমনই দাঁড়ায় যে, দিগম্বরী হিন্দু পণ্ডিতদের ডেকে ম্লেচ্ছদের সঙ্গে একত্রে পানভোজন করা স্বামীর বিরুদ্ধে বিবাহবিচ্ছেদের বিধানও চেয়েছিলেন। পণ্ডিতেরা নিদান দেন, ‘স্বামীকে ভক্তি ও তাঁহার সেবা অবশ্য কর্তব্য, তবে তাঁহার সহিত একত্র সহবাস প্রভৃতি কার্য্য অকর্তব্য।’ স্ত্রীর সাংসারিক দায়িত্বটুকু পালন করা ছাড়া দিগম্বরী স্বামীর সঙ্গে আর কোনও সম্পর্ক রাখেননি। কাজের সূত্রে দ্বারকানাথের সঙ্গে যত বার কথা বলতে হত, তত বারই নাকি তিনি গঙ্গাজলে চান করতেন, এমন কথাও শোনা যায়। ইতিহাসেরও যেমন ইতিহাস থাকে, তেমনই দিগম্বরীর ছক ভাঙার পিছনেও হয়তো ছিল রামপ্রিয়ার দৃষ্টান্ত।
আরও পড়ুন: শতাধিক সোমনাথের এ যেন এক অন্য মহাকাশ
যশোর জেলার মহেশ্বর কুশারী ও তাঁর ছেলে পঞ্চানন জ্ঞাতিকলহের ফলে ভাগ্যান্বেষণে কলকাতায় চলে আসেন। সময়টা সপ্তদশ শতকের শেষ ভাগ, কলকাতা তখন সবে গড়ে উঠছে। পর্তুগিজ, ওলন্দাজ, ইংরেজ বণিকদের যাতায়াত, বড়বাজারের কাছে শেঠ, বসাকদের সুতাবস্ত্রের হাট তখন বহু লোককে এ দিকে বসতি স্থাপনে আকৃষ্ট করেছিল। পঞ্চানন এই আকর্ষণেই কলকাতা গ্রামের দক্ষিণে, আদিগঙ্গার তীরে গোবিন্দপুর গ্রামে বসতি স্থাপন করেন। আদিগঙ্গার মুখে নোঙর ফেলা ইউরোপীয় জাহাজে নানা জিনিসপত্র সরবরাহ করে সে সময় বেশ রোজগারও করতে থাকেন। এর পর বর্গিদের হাঙ্গামার সময় ইংরেজদের কলকাতার কুঠি কেল্লায় পরিণত হলে সেখানেও প্রয়োজনীয় রসদ সরবরাহের সুযোগ পান তিনি। এই সূত্রে ইস্ট ইন্ডিয়া কোম্পানির ইংরেজ কর্তাদের সঙ্গে তাঁর ঘনিষ্ঠ সম্পর্ক স্থাপিত হয়েছিল। ঘটনাচক্রে এই সময় পতিত ব্রাহ্মণ কুশারীরা তাঁদের নিম্নশ্রেণির প্রতিবেশীদের কাছে ‘ঠাকুরমশাই’ নামে অভিহিত হতেন, তাঁদের দেখাদেখি ইংরেজ সাহেবরাও তাঁকে ‘ঠাকুর’ বলতেন। পঞ্চানন কুশারী এ ভাবেই হয়ে গেলেন পঞ্চানন ঠাকুর।
মূল ছবি, টমাস ড্যানিয়েলের আঁকা অষ্টাদশ শতকের কলকাতা। ডান দিকে দেখা যাচ্ছে ওল্ড কোর্ট হাউস, বাঁ দিকে রাইটার্স বিল্ডিং।
পঞ্চাননের দুই ছেলে। জয়রাম ও রামসন্তোষ। কলকাতা, সুতানুটি ও গোবিন্দপুর ইংরেজদের অধীনে আসার পর ১৭০৭ সালে প্রথম এখানে জরিপের কাজ হয়। জরিপের কাজে দু’জন আমিনের প্রয়োজন ছিল, পঞ্চাননের অনুরোধে তৎকালীন কালেক্টর শেল্ডন জয়রাম ও রামসন্তোষকে ওই কাজে নিয়োগ করেন। এর পর ১৭১৭ সালে ইস্ট ইন্ডিয়া কোম্পানি কলকাতার দক্ষিণে ৩৮টি গ্রাম কেনে। জয়রাম ও রামসন্তোষ সেখানেও জরিপের দায়িত্ব পান। ঠাকুর গোষ্ঠী এ ভাবেই বিত্তশালী হয়ে ওঠে। ১৭৪১-৪২ সালে বর্গি আক্রমণ রুখতে কলকাতায় যে মারহাট্টা খাল খনন করা হয়, পঞ্চানন-তনয় জয়রাম ঠাকুর ছিলেন তার অন্যতম পরিদর্শক, এমন মতও প্রচলিত।
জয়রামের চার পুত্র— আনন্দীরাম, নীলমণি, দর্পনারায়ণ, গোবিন্দরাম। এক কন্যা, সিদ্ধেশ্বরী। প্রথম পুত্র আনন্দীরাম নাকি অতিরিক্ত মদ্যপান করে কুলগুরুকে অপমান করেছিলেন, তাই জয়রাম তাঁকে ত্যাজ্যপুত্র করে তাড়িয়ে দেন। ১৮১৩ সালে আনন্দীরামের পৌত্র রাধাবল্লভ অবিভক্ত সম্পত্তির ভাগ পেতে সুপ্রিম কোর্টে যে মামলা করেন, সেখানে এক সাক্ষী জানিয়েছিলেন, স্বয়ং জয়রামের নাকি পুত্র-জামাতা সমেত একত্রে বসে মদ্যপানের অভ্যেস ছিল। তাই ঠিক কী কারণে আনন্দীরাম ত্যাজ্য হন, তা বলা মুশকিল। জয়রামের দ্বিতীয় পুত্র নীলমণি ঠাকুর ক্লাইভের আমলে ওড়িশায় কালেক্টরের অধীনে সেরেস্তাদার ছিলেন। নীলমণির পরের ভাই দর্পনারায়ণ ছিলেন ফরাসি ইস্ট ইন্ডিয়া কোম্পানির দেওয়ান, এ ছাড়া ব্যবসা-বাণিজ্য সূত্রেও তিনি প্রভূত বিত্তের অধিকারী হয়েছিলেন।
জয়রাম ঠাকুরের সবচেয়ে ছোট ছেলে গোবিন্দরাম। তিনিও এক জন কৃতী পুরুষ ছিলেন। রামপ্রিয়া ঠাকুরানি ছিলেন তাঁরই স্ত্রী। সম্পত্তির অধিকার ফিরে পেতে তিনি তৎকালীন সুপ্রিম কোর্টে যে মামলা করেন, সেখানে গোবিন্দরামের ব্যবহৃত জিনিসের একটি তালিকা ছিল। এই অপ্রকাশিত তালিকাটিতে অন্যান্য নানা জিনিসের সঙ্গে ২৯টি ইংরেজি বইয়ের কথাও জানা যায়। এ থেকে অনুমান করা যায়, কৃতবিদ্য গোবিন্দরাম শুধু ইংরেজি বলতে পারতেন তা-ই নয়, ইংরেজি বই পড়তেও রীতিমতো অভ্যস্ত ছিলেন।
আরও পড়ুন: টুকরো কথার সত্যজিৎ
পলাশির যুদ্ধের আগের বছর, ১৭৫৬ সালে জয়রাম ঠাকুরের মৃত্যু হয়। তিনি এখনকার ধর্মতলা অঞ্চলে বাড়ি, বৈঠকখানা, জমাজমি নির্মাণ করেছিলেন। কিন্তু সে বছরই সিরাজউদৌল্লার কলকাতা আক্রমণের সময় পরিবারটির সম্পত্তি ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত হয়। পরের বছর পলাশির যুদ্ধে সিরাজ হেরে যান। মিরজাফর নবাব হওয়ার পর কলকাতা জয়ের ক্ষতিপূরণ হিসেবে কোম্পানিকে যে টাকা দেন, নীলমণি ঠাকুর তা থেকে ১৮ হাজার টাকা পান, এবং ডিহি কলকাতা গ্রামে জমি কিনে বসবাসের ব্যবস্থা করেন। এই ভাবেই ১৭৬৫ সাল নাগাদ পাথুরিয়াঘাটায় ঠাকুরদের বসবাসের সূত্রপাত। সিরাজউদ্দৌলার আক্রমণে ধ্বংস হয়ে যাওয়া কলকাতার পুরনো ফোর্ট উইলিয়াম পলাশির যুদ্ধের পর আবার নতুন করে তৈরির সিদ্ধান্ত হয়। গোবিন্দরাম এই নতুন কেল্লা নির্মাণের পরিদর্শক নিযুক্ত হয়েছিলেন। জানা যায়, এ কাজে তিনি ভাল অর্থ উপার্জন করেছিলেন। গোবিন্দরামের মৃত্যু হয় ১৭৭৭ সালের ২৫ মে। তাঁর মৃত্যুর পর থেকেই ঠাকুর পরিবারের পারিবারিক বন্ধন আলগা হতে থাকে। সম্পত্তির মালিকানা নিয়ে গোবিন্দরাম ঠাকুরের স্ত্রী ও ভাইপোদের মধ্যে সুপ্রিম কোর্টে মামলা শুরু হয়। ইস্ট ইন্ডিয়া কোম্পানির আদালতে এক বছরেরও বেশি সময় ধরে চলেছিল এই মামলা।
সম্প্রতি এই মামলা বিষয়ক বেশ কিছু অপ্রকাশিত নথি প্রকাশ্যে এসেছে, যা আমাদের বহু অজানা তথ্যের সন্ধান দেয়। ‘বঙ্গের জাতীয় ইতিহাস’ গ্রন্থে নগেন্দ্রনাথ বসু ও ব্যোমকেশ মুস্তফী এই মামলা প্রসঙ্গে মন্তব্য করতে গিয়ে ঠাকুর পরিবারের প্রথম বিভাজনকারী হিসেবে রামপ্রিয়া ঠাকুরানির দিকেই আঙুল তুলেছিলেন। তাঁরা লিখেছেন, রামপ্রিয়াই সম্পত্তির ভাগ আদায় করতে তাঁর দুই ভাশুর নীলমণি ও দর্পনারায়ণ ঠাকুরের বিরুদ্ধে প্রথম মামলা করেন। তাঁরা আরও বলেন, জয়রামের ত্যাজ্যপুত্র আনন্দীরামের বড় ছেলে রামতনু ঠাকুর কাকিমাকে হিন্দু বিধবার অধিকারের কথা স্মরণ করিয়ে দিয়ে নাকি এই মামলা করতে প্ররোচিত করেছিল। ঠাকুরবাড়ির আদি পর্বের গল্প শোনাতে গিয়ে সব লেখকই কমবেশি নগেন্দ্রনাথদের কথিত ইতিহাসকেই অনুসরণ করেছেন। কিন্তু আসল কাহিনি এই তথাকথিত ইতিহাসের থেকে অনেকটাই আলাদা।
এই মামলা সংক্রান্ত সর্বপ্রাচীন যে নথিটি আমাদের হাতে এসেছে, সেটি ১৭৮০ সালের ৮ মে সুপ্রিম কোর্টে করা একটি আবেদনপত্র। প্রয়াত গোবিন্দরাম ঠাকুরের সম্পত্তির আইনি অধিকার চেয়ে যৌথ ভাবে এই আবেদন করেন নীলমণির জ্যেষ্ঠ পুত্র রামলোচন (যাঁর পালিত পুত্র ছিলেন দ্বারকানাথ) এবং দর্পনারায়ণের জ্যেষ্ঠ পুত্র রাধামোহন। দুই আবেদনকারী জানান, প্রয়াত গোবিন্দরাম তাঁর মৃত্যুর আগে কোনও ইচ্ছাপত্র বা উইল রেখে যাননি, তাই গোবিন্দরামের একমাত্র বিধবা স্ত্রী রামপ্রিয়ার অনুমতিক্রমে তাঁরা এই সম্পত্তির অধিকার চাইছেন। এই আবেদনপত্রে তাঁরা সেই সময়ে গোবিন্দরামের সম্পত্তির মূল্য ১০ হাজার ৩০০ টাকা ছিল বলে দাবি করেন। মামলাটি তৎকালীন সুপ্রিম কোর্টের প্রখ্যাত বিচারক জন হাইড-এর এজলাসে ওঠে। এ বিষয়ে আদালতে হলফনামা জমা করলে ২৩ মার্চ তারিখে দুই জ্ঞাতি ভাই যৌথ ভাবে গোবিন্দরামের সম্পত্তির মালিকানাও পেয়ে যান। অর্থাৎ, সম্পত্তি ভাগের জন্য নীলমণি এবং দর্পনারায়ণ ঠাকুরকে রামপ্রিয়া প্রথমে কাঠগড়ায় তোলেননি। বরং নীলমণি এবং দর্পনারায়ণ ঠাকুরই তাঁদের ছেলেদের সামনে রেখে ছোট ভাইয়ের অসহায় বিধবা স্ত্রীর ন্যায্য পাওনা ঠকিয়ে নেওয়ার চেষ্টা করেছিলেন।
ভাশুরের ছেলেদের দিয়ে তাঁর মৃত স্বামীর সম্পত্তি দখলের প্রচেষ্টার কথা প্রথমে রামপ্রিয়ার জানা ছিল না। তাঁকে ঠকিয়ে রামলোচন এবং রাধামোহনের সম্পত্তি লাভের কথা জানতে পেরে যশোরের এই প্রবল ব্যক্তিত্বসম্পন্না নারী ১৭৮০ সালের ১৬ মে সুপ্রিম কোর্টে পাল্টা মামলা দায়ের করেন। একই সঙ্গে নিজের অজান্তে এক ইতিহাসও তৈরি করেন তিনি। বাংলার তথা ভারতীয় নারীর স্বাধিকার রক্ষার ক্ষেত্রে এটি একটি অতি গুরুত্বপূর্ণ কিন্তু সম্পূর্ণ বিস্মৃত অধ্যায়। মনে রাখতে হবে, রামপ্রিয়াই প্রথম মহিলা, মৃত স্বামীর সম্পত্তির অধিকার আদায় করার জন্য যিনি সুপ্রিম কোর্টে মামলা করেন এবং জয়ীও হন।
রামপ্রিয়া ঠাকুরানি আদালতে বলেন, তাঁর অজ্ঞাতে রামলোচন ও রাধামোহনকে তাঁর প্রয়াত স্বামীর সম্পত্তির যে মালিকানা দেওয়া হয়েছে, তা ফিরিয়ে নেওয়া হোক। এবং প্রকৃত উত্তরাধিকারী হিসেবে অবিলম্বে তাঁকে এই সম্পত্তি হস্তান্তরিত করা হোক। রামপ্রিয়া আরও বলেন, তিনি এক জন হিন্দু বিধবা। তাই ধর্মীয় প্রথা অনুসারে তিনি আদালতে উপস্থিত হয়ে কোনও হলফনামা দিতে অক্ষম। এই কারণে তাঁকে আদালতে ব্যক্তিগত উপস্থিতি থেকে অব্যাহতি দেওয়া হোক। জজসাহেবের কাছে তিনি তাঁর ব্যক্তিগত সাক্ষ্য গ্রহণের জন্য একটি কমিশন গঠনেরও আবেদন করেন। রামপ্রিয়ার আবেদনে এই কমিশনের সদস্য হিসেবে জনৈক রামলোচন মুন্সী এবং নিকোলাস জেব-এর নাম প্রস্তাব করা হয়। প্রস্তাবিত সাক্ষ্য গ্রহণের তারিখ ঠিক হয় ২০ মে। বলা হয়, এই দু’জন বা এঁদের মধ্য থেকে কোনও এক জনের সামনে তিনি শপথ নিয়ে লিখিত হলফনামা জমা দিতে প্রস্তুত।
আদালত সম্ভবত রামপ্রিয়ার এই দাবি মেনে নিয়েছিল। কেননা আমরা দেখি ২২ মে রামপ্রিয়ার স্বাক্ষরিত হলফনামার ভিত্তিতে পূর্বোক্ত বিচারক জন হাইডকে অন্তর্বর্তীকালীন রায় দান করতে। রামপ্রিয়া হলফনামায় বলেন, আদালতের রায়ে সম্পত্তির অধিকার পেয়ে তাঁর প্রয়াত স্বামীর দুই ভ্রাতুষ্পুত্র বর্তমানে তাঁকে তাঁর স্বামীর সম্পত্তি থেকে উৎখাত করতে চাইছে। তাই আদালত যেন তার পূর্বোক্ত রায় স্থগিত ও বাতিল করে, নিষ্ঠাবান হিন্দু বিধবা রামপ্রিয়াকে সকল সম্পত্তি প্রত্যর্পণ করে। এই হলফনামায় আনন্দীরামের পুত্র রামতনু সাক্ষী ছিলেন।
বিচারক জন হাইড এই হলফনামা পড়ে পরবর্তী রায় দানের দিন ধার্য করেন ১৫ জুন ১৭৮০। দুঃখের বিষয়, আমাদের জানা নেই প্রস্তাবিত ১৫ জুন কোনও রায়দান হয়েছিল কি না। কারণ ওই দিনের রায় সংক্রান্ত কোনও নথি পাওয়া যায়নি। আসলে সেই সময় কোম্পানির ‘সুপ্রিম কাউন্সিল অব বেঙ্গল’-এর সঙ্গে সুপ্রিম কোর্টের সীমা ও অধিকার নিয়ে এক বিবাদ চলছিল। যার ফলে বিচারপতিদের রায়দানও অনেক সময়ই বাধাপ্রাপ্ত হয়েছিল।
যাই হোক, পরবর্তী কালে এই মামলা সংক্রান্ত আরও দু’টি নথি খুঁজে পাওয়া গিয়েছে। প্রথমটি ১৭৮১ সালের ১ ফেব্রুয়ারি রামপ্রিয়ার স্বাক্ষরিত এক পাতার একটি নথি এবং অপরটি স্বাক্ষরবিহীন চার পাতার একটি নথি। এই দু’টি নথিই ছিল প্রয়াত গোবিন্দরামের সম্পত্তির বিস্তারিত তালিকা। সোনা-রুপো-পিতল প্রভৃতির তৈরি বাসনকোসন, আসবাবপত্র থেকে বইখাতা, জমি-বাড়ি-বাগান, সব কিছুরই পুঙ্খানুপুঙ্খ বিবরণ লিখে রামপ্রিয়া সেগুলি আদালতে জমা করেছিলেন। এর পরই সম্ভবত কোনও এক দিন আদালত তার চূড়ান্ত রায় শোনায়। যদিও সেই রায়দানের সঠিক তারিখ এবং রায়ের আসল কপি পাওয়া যায়নি। কিন্তু ঠাকুর পরিবারের আদি পর্বের কথাকাররা আদালতের রায়ে রামপ্রিয়ার সম্পত্তির অধিকার লাভের কথাই শুনিয়েছেন।
সস্ত্রীক গোবিন্দরাম আমৃত্যু পাথুরিয়াঘাটার বাড়িতেই থাকতেন। স্বামীর মৃত্যুর পরেও রামপ্রিয়া এই বাড়ি ছেড়ে যাননি। কিন্তু মামলায় জয়লাভের পর তিনি এই বাড়ি ছেড়ে পাথুরিয়াঘাটার কাছে শিবতলায় একটি স্বতন্ত্র বাড়িতে উঠে যান। রামপ্রিয়া প্রবল ব্যক্তিত্বের অধিকারী হলেও নরম মনের মানুষ ছিলেন। উপকারীর উপকারও তিনি ভোলেননি। তাঁর মূল হলফনামায় সাক্ষ্যদানকারী রামতনুর পুত্রকে তিনি পরবর্তী কালে অভাবের সময় অর্থসাহায্য করেছিলেন। তাঁর ভ্রাতুষ্পুত্রকেও তিনি কলকাতায় গৃহনির্মাণের জন্য অর্থ দিয়েছিলেন। রামপ্রিয়া ঠাকুরানি দীর্ঘায়ু ছিলেন, ১৮১৩ সালে আনন্দীরামের সম্পত্তি লাভের জন্য রাধাবল্লভের করা মামলার সময়েও জীবিত ছিলেন তিনি। তখন তাঁর বয়স ৯৮ বছর। তিনি শতায়ু হয়েছিলেন কি না, আমাদের জানা নেই। কিন্তু অত্যন্ত বিচক্ষণ রামপ্রিয়া আমৃত্যু তাঁর সম্পত্তি রক্ষা করেছিলেন, এ কথা জানা যায়।
প্রশান্তকুমার পাল তাঁর ‘রবিজীবনী’তে জানাচ্ছেন, ওই মামলার ফলে ১৭৮২ সালে রামপ্রিয়া রাধাবাজার ও জ্যাকসন ঘাটে দু’টি বাড়ির মালিকানা পান। হয়তো এই মামলার সূত্রেই নীলমণি ও দর্পনারায়ণ ঠাকুরের মধ্যে সম্পত্তি নিয়ে গোলযোগ দেখা দেয়। পরে আপসে
এই বিবাদ মিটিয়ে নেওয়া হয়। পাথুরিয়াঘাটার বাড়িটি পান দর্পনারায়ণ ঠাকুর, আর নিজস্ব উপার্জনলব্ধ অর্থ, নগদ এক লক্ষ টাকা ও লক্ষ্মীজনার্দন শিলা নিয়ে নীলমণি গৃহত্যাগ করেন। কলকাতার আদি বাসিন্দা বৈষ্ণবচরণ
শেঠ নীলমণিকে মেছুয়াবাজার অঞ্চলে এক বিঘা জমি দান করেন। কিন্তু শূদ্রের দানগ্রহণে নীলমণি সম্মত হননি। বৈষ্ণবচরণ তখন লক্ষ্মীজনার্দন
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Certain Services offered by the Company through www.anandazar.com platform, such as email, personal web pages, contests and shopping, require prior registration by the User. To gain access to such Services, You will be required to create an account by completing the registration process. As part of such registration process, You will be required to provide Us with current, complete and accurate information pertaining to such details as prompted by the applicable registration form. You will also be required to choose a unique password and a user name, which shall be entered by You every time You wish to gain access to the said Services. You shall not be entitled to gain, and shall not facilitate, access to www.anandabazar.com platform through a single account and password, by multiple users on a network. You agree and understand that We do not permit any part of www.anandabazar.com platform being cached in proxy servers. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of Your password and account.
If the Company reasonably believes that Your account and/or Password is being/ has been misused in any manner, the Company shall reserve the right to cancel access rights immediately without notice, and block access to all users from that IP address.
You shall not share your account information and password with others or use anyone else’s account. You are entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur under Your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security. In such an event, we shall do our best to help you recover your account; however, we cannot guarantee that your account will be restored or the content contained therein will be recovered. We will not be liable for any loss that you may incur as a result of unauthorized use of your password or account. However, you could be held liable for losses incurred by the Company or another party due to someone else using your account or password.
International Users
You agree and understand that the Services are controlled and operated by the Company from its offices in India. You agree that: (i) the Services shall be deemed solely based in India; and (ii) the use of the Services do not give rise to personal jurisdiction over the Company, either specific or general, in jurisdictions other than India. You agree that the laws of India, excluding India’s choice of law rules, will apply to this Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and all other policies and guidelines provided by the Company and to the provision of Services by the Company.
Access to www.anandabazar.com platform and/ or the Services from jurisdictions other than India where the same are illegal is prohibited. The Company reserves the right to block access to www.anandabazar.com platform and/ or the Services by such prohibited access by international users. If you access www.anandabazar.com platform and/ or the Services from a location outside India, you waive any right available under laws of jurisdictions outside of India.
Termination of Account
ABP PVT. LTD. reserves its right to refuse service, restrict, suspend, terminate your account; (Terminate this Agreement; Terminate or suspend your access to the ABP Web Sites; Refuse, move or remove for any reason any Content / Image that you submit on or through the Services; Refuse, move, or remove any Content / Image that is available on or through the Services; Deactivate or delete your accounts and all related information and files in your account; Establish general practices and limits concerning use of the Services) at any time and, remove or edit contents or cancel orders (entered by you) in its sole discretion with or without cause, and with or without any prior notice for any violation of the Terms of Use. Upon such termination or suspension, your right to use the ABP PVT. Ltd.'s Web Sites will immediately cease.
You can terminate Your account at any time by writing to service@anandabazar.com but your information may remain stored in archive on Our servers even after the deletion or the termination of Your account.
User Conduct and Obligations
You hereby agree and assure ABP PVT. Ltd. that the Site/Services shall be used for lawful purposes only and that you will not violate laws, regulations, ordinances or other such requirements of any applicable Central, State or local government or any other international laws. You further concur that you will not, through Site/Service:
• post, distribute, or otherwise make available or transmit any software or other computer files that contain a virus trojan horses, time bombs, bots, botnets, malicious content, content theft, data manipulation, threats or any other harmful programs or elements or component;
• delete from the Site any legal notices, disclaimers, or proprietary notices such as copyright or trademark symbols, or modify any logos that you do not own or have express permission to modify;
• not use the Site / Service in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair and not to undertake any action which is harmful or potentially harmful to any ABP PVT. LTD.'s server, or the network(s), computer systems / resource connected to any ABP PVT. LTD. server, or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Site/Service;
• obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available through the Site/Service;
• engage in any activity that causes / may harm minors; or
• perform any activity which is likely to cause such harm;
• impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, ABP PVT. LTD.'s official, forum leader, guide or host, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
• take any action which encourages or consists of any threat of harm of any kind to any person or property;
• carry out any "denial of service" (DoS, DDoS) or any other harmful attacks on application or internet service or;
• make any inappropriate, illegal or otherwise prohibited communication to any Newsgroup, Mailing List, Chat Facility, or other Internet Forum;
• use the Site/Service for illegal purposes;
• disrupt, place unreasonable burdens or excessive loads on, interfere with or attempt to make or attempt any unauthorized access to any ABP PVT. LTD website or the website of any ABP PVT.LTD.'s customer;
• transmit through the Site, any unlawful, harassing, libelous, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, libelous, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable material of any kind or nature. This includes text, graphics, video, programs or audio, etc;
• collect or attempt to collect personally identifiable information of any person or entity without their express written consent and you shall maintain records of any such written consent throughout the terms of this agreement and for a period of 2 years thereafter;
• engage in antisocial, disruptive, or destructive acts, including "flaming," "spamming," "flooding," "trolling," and "griefing" as those terms are commonly understood and used on the Internet
• forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any content transmitted through the Site.
• upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," duplicative messages or any other form of solicitation.
• encumber or suffer to exist any lien or security interest on the subject matter of this Agreement; or
• make any representation or warranty on behalf of ABP PVT. LTD.
You agree not to post, distribute, transmit or otherwise make available any data, text, message, computer file, or other material that infringes and/or violates any right of a third party or any domestic or international law, rule, or regulation, including but not limited to:
• infringement of any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other proprietary rights of any third party, including, but not limited to, the unauthorized copying of copyrighted material, the digitization and distribution of photographs from magazines, books, or other copyrighted sources, and the unauthorized transmittal of copyrighted software;
• Right of privacy (specifically, you must not distribute another person's personal information of any kind without their express permission) or publicity;
• Any confidentiality obligation.
Unless otherwise permitted, you will: (i) display the Service on your Site in the exact form received by you, and not modify or edit any of the foregoing without ABP PVT. Ltd.'s prior written consent; (ii) ensure that the fundamental meaning of the Service is not changed or distorted; (iii) comply with all applicable laws and all limitations and restrictions (if any) placed by ABP PVT. Ltd. on the use, display or distribution of any Service and (iv) not archive any of the Service for access by users at any future date after the Service has been removed from your Web site. You acknowledge that the service must link and redirect to the appropriate ABP PVT. Ltd.'s Web page when a user clicks on the Service (e.g. a headline). You shall not display the Service in such a manner that does not allow for successful linking and redirection to, and delivery of, ABP PVT. Ltd.'s Web page, nor may you frame any ABP PVT. Ltd.'s Web page.
No Controlling Spam Policy or Unsolicited E-mails
You will not use any communication tool or other means available on the Site to transmit, directly or indirectly, any unsolicited bulk communications (including emails and instant messages). You may not harvest information about users of ABP PVT. LTD. for the purpose of sending or to facilitate the sending of unsolicited bulk communications. We may terminate your access or use of the Site immediately, with or without any notice, and take any other legal action if you, or anyone using your access details to the Site, violates these terms. We may adopt any technical remedy (including any filtering technology or other measures) to prevent unsolicited bulk communications from entering, or remaining within our computer or communication networks. Such filtering technology or other measures may block, either temporarily or permanently, some e-mail sent to you through the ABP PVT. Ltd.'s Web Sites.
Disclaimer of Warranties and Liability
limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, workmanlike effort, title and non-infringement are disclaimed and excluded.
ABP PVT. Ltd. and its parent, affiliates and associates shall not be liable, at any time for any, direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential, damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business projects, damage to your computer system or damages for loss of profits, damages for loss of use, data or profits, arising out of or in any way connected with the use or performance of the ABP PVT. Ltd.'s sites/services, with the delay or inability to use the ABP PVT. Ltd.'s sites/services or related services, the provision of or failure to provide services, or for any information, software, products, services and related graphics obtained through the ABP PVT. LTD. sites/services, or otherwise arising out of the use of the ABP PVT. LTD. sites/services) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use the Site, or any of its contents, or from any act or omissions a result of using the Site or any such contents or for any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to, alteration of, or use of information contained on the site. No representations, warranties or guarantees whatsoever are made by ABP PVT. LTD. as to the (a) accuracy, adequacy, reliability, completeness, suitability or applicability of the information to a particular situation; (b) that the service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free; (c) the quality of any products, services, content, information, or other material purchased or obtained from the website will meet your expectations or requirements; or (d) any errors in the website will be corrected.
Links to Other Sites
All the contents of this Site are only for general information or use. They do not constitute advice and should not be relied upon in making (or refraining from making) any decision. Any specific advice or replies to queries in any part of the Site is/are the personal opinion of such experts/consultants/persons and are not subscribed to by this Site. The information from or through this site is provided on "AS IS" basis, and all warranties and conditions, expressed or implied of any kind, regarding any matter pertaining to any goods, service or channel, including without Certain links on the Site lead to resources located on servers maintained by third parties, these sites of third party(s) may contain ABP PVT. LTD.'s-logo, please understand that it is independent from ABP PVT. LTD., over whom ABP PVT. LTD. has no control or connection, business or otherwise as these sites are external to ABP PVT. LTD. You agree and understand that by visiting such sites you are beyond the ABP PVT. LTD.'s website. ABP PVT. LTD., therefore neither endorses nor offers any judgement or warranty and accepts no responsibility or liability for the authenticity, availability, suitability, reliability, accuracy of the information, software, products, services and related graphics contained, of any of the goods/services/or for any damage, loss or harm, direct or consequential or any violation of local or international laws that may be incurred by your visit and/or transaction/s on these site(s), as the same is provided on "as is" without warranty of any kind. ABP PVT. LTD. gives no warranty and makes no representation whether expressed or implied, that the information contained in this site is error free. ABP PVT. LTD. shall not be responsible nor liable for any consequential damages arising on account of your relying on the contents of the advertisement. Before relying on the material, users should independently verify its relevance for their purposes, and should obtain any appropriate professional advice.
Material Submitted by Users
Certain elements of the Site will contain material submitted by users. ABP PVT. LTD. accepts no responsibility for the content, accuracy, conformity to applicable laws of such material. You will indemnify and hold harmless ABP PVT. LTD. against all third party claims, demands and actions brought against ABP PVT. LTD. which arises from or relates to the material submitted by you.
Advertising Material
Part of the Site contains advertising information or promotion material or other material submitted to ABP PVT. LTD. by third parties. Responsibility for ensuring that material submitted for inclusion on Site complies with applicable International and National law is exclusively on the party providing the information/material. Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers other than ABP PVT. LTD. found on or through the Website, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between You and such advertiser. ABP PVT. LTD. will not be responsible or liable for any claim, error, omission, inaccuracy in advertising material or any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such non-ABP PVT. LTD. advertisers on the Website. ABP PVT. LTD. reserves the right to omit, suspend or change the position of any advertising material submitted for insertion. Acceptance of advertisements on the Site will be subject to these terms and conditions.
Data Protection
ABP PVT. LTD. may send information and offer products and services to you from time to time. For further details relating to our policy relating to such offer please refer to our privacy statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, ABP PVT. LTD. reserves the right to disclose any information in response to / that it is required to be shared, disclosed or make made available to any governmental, administrative, regulatory or judicial authority under any law or regulation applicable to ABP PVT. LTD.
Further, ABP PVT. LTD. can (and you authorize ABP PVT. LTD. to) disclose your name, street address, city, state, zip code, country, phone number, email, and company name to Intellectual Property rights owners, as we in our sole discretion believe necessary or appropriate in connection with an investigation of fraud, intellectual property infringement, piracy, or other unlawful activity.
Relationship
None of the provisions of the User Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a partnership or agency between you and ABP PVT. LTD. and you shall have no authority to bind ABP PVT. LTD. in any manner, whatsoever.
Force Majeure
ABP PVT. LTD. shall have no liability to you for any interruption or delay, to access the Site irrespective of the cause.
Indian Law
The Agreement shall be governed by the Laws of India. The Courts of law at Kolkata, West Bengal, India shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any disputes arising under this agreement.
Entire Agreement
These Terms of Service constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and replaces all prior or contemporaneous understandings or agreements, written or oral, regarding such subject matter.
Right to remove inappropriate messages
We reserve the right to remove any messages we deem to be inappropriate, i.e, racist, sexist or threatening. Messages using inappropriate language will also be removed. We do not wish to be censors, but our forums must remain civilized and respect the rights of others.
Limited time to bring your claim
You and ABP PVT. LTD. agree that any cause of action arising out of or related to the ABP PVT. LTD.'s web sites, only, must commence within one (1) year after the cause of action accrues otherwise, such cause of action will be permanently barred.
Acceptance of Terms & Conditions
By using ABP PVT. LTD.'s sites and services, you signify your acceptance of this Terms & Conditions. If you do not agree or are not comfortable with any term described in this Term & Conditions, your only remedy is to discontinue use of ABP PVT. LTD. sites. We reserve the right, to modify this Terns & Conditions at any time.
General Terms
Rights and obligations under the Terms which by their nature should survive will remain in full effect after termination or expiration of the Terms.
Any express waiver or failure to exercise promptly any right under the Terms will not create a continuing waiver or any expectation of non-enforcement.
If any provision of the Terms is held invalid by any law or regulation of any government, or by any court or arbitrator, the parties agree that such provision will be replaced with a new provision that accomplishes the original business purpose, and the other provisions of the Terms will remain in full force and effect.
Notice of Copyright Infringement
ABP PVT. LTD. is not liable for any infringement of copyright arising out of materials posted on or transmitted through the site, or items advertised on the site, by end users or any other third parties. Our policy is to comply with all Intellectual Property Laws and to act expeditiously upon receiving any notice of claimed infringement. If you believe that your work has been reproduced on this website in a manner that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide a notice of copyright infringement containing all of the following information:
(a)A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner for the purposes of the complaint.
(b)Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed.
(c)Identification of the material on our website that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity.
(d)The address, telephone number or e-mail address of the complaining party.
(e)A statement that the complaining party has a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
(f)A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice of copyright infringement is accurate, and that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the right that is allegedly infringed.
All notices of copyright infringement should be sent to:
ABP Pvt. Ltd.
www.anandabazar.com
ABP Pvt. Ltd. 6, Prafulla Sarkar St. Kolkata-700001, West Bengal, India
+913322345374
WHAT INFORMATION DO WE GATHER ABOUT YOU?
The information gathered when you interact with ABP falls into two categories: 1) Personal information, which includes personal information you supply when you subscribe, order, complete a survey, register for one of our sites, enter a contest or provide your email address and 2) Non-personal information collected through technology, which includes tracking information collected by us as well as third parties.
Personal Information That You Give Us or Ask a Third Party to Share with Us
Registration Information
Registration for ABP may require that you supply certain personal information, including a unique email address and demographic information (ZIP code, age, sex, household income, job industry and job title) to register.
You may register or enhance your profile by linking your Facebook or Google accounts on ABP. By doing this, you are asking them to send us certain information from those social media accounts, and you are authorizing us to collect, store, and use what they send us in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Social media registration features may collect your IP address, the page you are visiting on our site, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social media features and widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our website. You can disassociate your ABP registration from third-party accounts any time.
Kindly note that ABP shall not responsible for any information collected by the third party from you.
User Generated Content and Public Activities (Including Comments and Reader Reviews)
We offer you opportunities to engage in public activities on ABP.com and other ABP Services. "Public activities" are any actions you take on ABP that are designed to be visible to other users, including comments, recommendations, reader reviews, ratings or any other items that you submit. Any information you disclose in your public activities, along with your screen name or ID, or any image or photo, becomes public and may be used by ABP for online and offline promotional or commercial uses in any and all media. If you choose to engage in public activities, you should be aware that any personal information you submit can be read, collected and used by other users of these areas. We are not responsible for the personal information you choose to submit in the course of your public activities and we have no responsibility to publish, take down, remove or edit any of your public activities or submissions. For more information, see Terms of Service.
Public activities may be included in our RSS feeds, APIs and other distribution formats. As a result, your public activities may appear on other websites, blogs, or feeds. Keep in mind that we are not responsible for any personal information you choose to make public via your public activities, and you agree that such sharing will be deemed to have been done by you, not ABP including but not limited to sharing of information in your connected social media accounts.
When you share or recommend links to content on a third-party platform (such as Facebook, Google+ and Twitter), that action and any information you share will be covered by their privacy policy.
Contests, Sweepstakes and Special Offers
ABP collects personal information from you when you participate in sweepstakes, contests or special offers. If this information is also being collected by a third party other than ABP, we will notify you at the same time. If you do not want any personal information shared, you should not participate in the sweepstakes, contest or special offer.
Reader Surveys, Reader Panels and Market Research
ABP may collect personal information from you in connection with voluntary surveys conducted via ABP. Data may be collected through ABP, on the phone or through the mail. The information you provide may be shared, but only in the aggregate, with advertisers and partners unless we notify you otherwise at the time of collection.
Members of our Reader Panels agree to participate in surveys, polls or discussions about their readership of ABP, their household/personal characteristics and their purchase behavior.
Conferences and Live Events
We often receive information about attendees to our live events from sign-in and registration lists. We may share this information with event or promotion sponsors, in which case we will notify you when we collect the information.
Non-Personal Information Collected Using Technology
Information Collected by Us Using Technology
We use various internet technologies to manage ABP and track use of the Services. Non-personal information that we collect using these technologies may be combined with other information about you.
Device Information. We may collect non-personal information about the computer, mobile device or other device you use to access ABP, such as IP address, geolocation information, unique device identifiers, browser type, browser language and other transactional information.
Cookies, Beacons, Local Storage and Other Similar Technologies. We use "cookies," web beacons, tags and scripts, and other similar technologies including local storage objects such as HTML5. These technologies allow us to manage access to and use of the Services, recognize you and provide personalization, and help us understand how people use ABP. You will not be able to access certain areas of our websites, including ABP, if your computer does not accept cookies from us. We do not respond to browser-based "do not track" signals. For more detailed information about our use of cookies and local storage, and how to manage them, see Frequently Asked Questions About Cookies.
We may transmit non-personally identifiable website usage information to third parties in order to show you advertising for ABP when you visit other sites. For more information about our third-party ad server, or to learn your choices about not having this non-personal information used to target ads to you, please click here.
Local Storage Objects
We may use Local Storage Objects (LSOs) such as HTML5 to store content information and preferences. Third parties with whom we partner to provide certain features on our site or to display advertising based upon your web browsing activity use LSOs such as HTML 5 or Flash to collect and store information.
Various browsers may offer their own management tools for removing HTML5 LSOs. To manage Flash LSOs please click here:
http://www.macromedia.com/support/
documentation/en/flashplayer/
help/settings_manager07.html
Analytics, Log Files and Reading History
As is true of most websites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information may include internet protocol (IP) addresses (the region or general location where your computer or device is accessing the internet), browser type, operating system and other usage information about the use of ABP, including a history of the pages you view.
We may combine this automatically collected log information with other information we collect about you. We do this to improve services we offer you, including customized Recommendations, advertising and currency display, to improve marketing, and to track access and use of ABP across the devices that you use to access ABP.
We have hired third parties to provide us information, reports and analysis about the usage, browsing patterns of our users. They may independently record the type of device and operating system you are using, general location information, as well as events that occur within our apps, such as how often you use our apps.
Location Information. Some of our mobile applications can deliver content based on your current location if you choose to enable that feature of the app. If you enable the location-based feature, your current location will be stored locally on your device, which will then be used by the app. If you elect to have a location-based search saved to your history, we will store that information on our servers. If you do not enable the location-based service, or if an app does not have that feature, the app will not transmit to us, and we will not collect or store, location information.
The ads in our apps are not targeted to you based on your current GPS location, but they may be targeted to you based on your ZIP code or device's IP address.
Third Parties
Some of the services and advertisements included in ABP, including on ABP and within our mobile apps, are delivered or served by third-party companies, which may collect information about your use of ABP.
These companies may place or recognize cookies, web beacons or other technology to track certain non-personal information about our website users. For example, in the course of serving certain advertisements, an advertiser may place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser in order to collect certain information about your use of ABP. For another example, an advertiser or ad server may also be able to collect your device's unique identifier in the course of serving an ad. In many cases, this information could be used to show you ads on other websites based on your interests.
We do not have access to, nor control over, these third parties' use of cookies or other tracking technologies or how they may be used.
Please click here to see a list of third parties that may be using cookies to serve advertising on our websites or in our apps. For example, we use Google to serve advertisements onto ABP, which use the Google Doubleclick cookie, and in some cases, a unique device identifier, to show you ads based on your visit to ABP and other sites on the internet. You may opt out of the use of the Google Doubleclick cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.
You have choices about the collection of information by third parties on our website:
1) If you would like more about your option not to accept advertiser cookies, please click here.
2) If you would like to opt-out of having interest-based ad targeting, click here.
Your access to our websites should not be affected if you do not accept cookies served by third parties.
WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE INFORMATION WE GATHER ABOUT YOU?
Provide the Services You Request
We use the information we gather about you to enable your use of ABP and fulfill your requests for certain products and services, such as sending out electronic newsletters and enabling you to participate in and renew paid services, polls, contests and message boards.
Statistical Analysis
We perform statistical, demographic and marketing analyses of users of ABP, and their subscribing and purchasing patterns, for product development purposes and to generally inform advertisers about the nature of our subscriber base. We use this information for analysis purposes, including analysis to improve customer relationships.
Customizing Your Experience
We use the information that we collect to allow advertising to be targeted to the users for whom such advertising is most pertinent. We also use this information to customize certain features of ABP to provide you with an enhanced experienced based on the type of device you are using to access ABP, and in certain cases, provide you with requested services.
Relevant Advertising
We may use demographic and preference information to allow advertising on ABP Service to be targeted to the users for whom they are most pertinent. This means users see advertising that is most likely to interest them, and advertisers send their messages to people who are most likely to be receptive, improving both the viewer's experience and the effectiveness of the ads. We disclose information to third parties only in aggregate or de-identified form.
Email Newsletters
ABP will periodically send you email newsletters or promotional email about services offered by ABP and its advertisers. For details about ABP email, please see below:
WHAT IS OUR EMAIL POLICY?
We will not send you marketing messages if you have unsubscribed. You can choose not to receive messages in the future by following the "unsubscribe" instructions located near the bottom of each email. We will not share, sell, rent, swap or authorize any third party to use your email address for commercial purposes without your permission. However, we will only share your email id with our registered partners in conformance with law. If you feel you have received an email from us in error, please contact newsletter.feedback@abpdigital.in
Email Newsletters. Anandabazar offers several email newsletters. If you no longer wish to receive a specific newsletter, follow the "unsubscribe" instructions located near the bottom of each newsletter.
Survey Email. We may invite you to participate in user surveys asking for feedback on anandabazar.com and existing or prospective products and services, as well as information to better understand our users. User surveys greatly help us to improve our Services, and any information we obtain in such surveys will not be shared with third parties, except in aggregate form.
Emails from You. If you send us an email, we will use your email address to respond directly to your questions or comments.
Email This Article Feature. Addresses you provide in the "Email" share feature may be saved for your convenience for future articles you may wish to email; but they are not used for any other purpose, and will not be shared with any third parties.
WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE THE INFORMATION THAT WE GATHER?
Within ABP
If you have registered to use ABP, we will not sell, rent, swap or authorize any third party to use your email address without your permission.
In the future, we may sell, buy, merge or partner with other companies or businesses. In such transactions, we may include your information among the transferred assets.
Third Parties
Not with-standing, anything contained herein above, we may share the information provided by you with third parties (in any manner whatsoever) and such consent for sharing information with third parties maybe expressed and / or implied as may be applicable and / or indicated. For abundant caution, it is provided that your participation in our website in any form and / or manner whatsoever is an implied consent from your end to be bound by our privacy policy and a further implied consent of allowing us to share your information with third parties.
If you are a print subscriber, we may exchange or rent your name and mailing address (but not your email address) and certain other information, such as when you first subscribed to ABP with other reputable companies that offer marketing information or products through direct mail. If you prefer that we do not share this information, you may opt-out by emailing us at support@abpdigital.in, reach out to us here. Or write to us at: ABP Pvt. Ltd. 6, Prafulla Sarkar St. Kolkata-700001, West Bengal, India.
Please include your account number and phone number in the body of your email or letter, and include "Opt-out" in the subject line.
We may share information about attendees to our live events with sponsors or other third parties. If so, we will notify you when you provide us the information.
Service Providers
We contract with other companies to provide services on our behalf, including credit-card and billing processing, ad serving, shipping, email distribution, list processing and analytics or promotions management. We provide these companies only with the information they need to perform their services. These service providers are restricted from using personal information in any way other than to provide services for ABP, and they may not share, resell or use the data for their own direct marketing purposes.
We reserve the right to disclose your opt-out information to third parties so they can suppress your name from future solicitations, in accordance with applicable laws. We may occasionally release personal information as required by law, for example, to comply with a court order or subpoena.
HOW DO I CHANGE OR UPDATE MY PERSONAL INFORMATION?
Manage Your ABP Account in the My Account Area. You may review and update your ABP membership or account information and access your transaction history in the My Account area. We will respond to inquiries regarding deletion of data within a reasonable timeframe.
Data Retention. We will retain your information for at least as long as your account is active, as needed to provide you services or as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. As a matter of course, we will delete personally identifiable information associated with accounts that have been inactive for at least 15 years.
HOW DO I OPT-OUT?
If, at any time, you prefer not to receive email marketing information from us, simply follow the unsubscribe options at the bottom of each email.
If you experience difficulty with the unsubscribe process, feel free to contact us at support@abpdigital.in and provide your email address along with the name of the newsletter from which you would like to unsubscribe.
Mail or Telephone Promotions
If, at any time, you prefer not to receive mail or telephone solicitations originated by ABP Home Delivery Department, or if you prefer that we do not share this information with third parties for marketing purposes, please email us at support@abpdigital.in or write to us at ABP Pvt. Ltd. 6, Prafulla Sarkar St. Kolkata-700001, West Bengal, India. Please include your account number and phone number in the body of your email or letter, and put "Opt-out" in the subject line.
It is further provided that if you wish ABP to delete your data provided by you to ABP you are requested to send an email to support@abpdigital.in by expressly stating that the data provided by you be deleted. However ABP can only delete the data you provided to ABP and this deletion shall in no manner deem to be deletion of your data that you may have provided to your linked third party social media accounts.
Use of Third Party Personal Information
If you choose to use "email this article" or give a Gift subscription, we require the recipient's name and email address. We will automatically send them a one-time email about the service. ABP does not store this information.
IS MY INFORMATION PROTECTED?
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy and ensure the appropriate use of information, we have put in place commercially reasonable physical, technical and administrative controls to protect the information. Please note that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure.
OTHER INFORMATION
Compliance With Legal Process
We may access, preserve and disclose personal information if we are required to do so by law or we have a good faith belief that such action is necessary to (1) comply with the law or with legal process; (2) protect and defend our rights and property; (3) protect against misuse or unauthorized use of ABP; or (4) protect the personal safety or property of our users or the public (among other things, this means that if you provide false information or attempt to pose as someone else, information about you may be disclosed as part of any investigation into your actions).
Changes to This Policy
We evaluate this privacy policy periodically in light of changing business practices, technology and legal requirements. As a result, it is updated from time to time. Any such changes will be posted on this page. If we make a significant or material change in the way we use or share your personal information, you will be notified via email and/or prominent notice.