A part of Alan Morinis's 1979 PhD thesis was edited to claim that a Hindu temple was destroyed to build an Islamic shrine at Tribeni in the Hooghly district of West Bengal. There is no conclusive evidence for this claim, he tells The Wire.
The revival of Tribeni Kumbho Mohotshav at Bansberia in West Bengal found a mention in Prime Minister Narendra Modi s monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat, in its 98th episode, on Sunday.
The age-old festival, held on the banks of the Ganga, dates back thousands of years but was put on hold 700 years ago before being resurrected only two years ago.