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Hiroshima Day: Kolkata rally remembers atomic bombing, raises call for peace
Activists of the West Bengal Science Forum take part in a rally in Kolkata on August 6, 2026, to mark the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, killing an estimated 140,000 people. The Bengali banner reads: “Peace, No War – Rally for Hiroshima Day”. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri /IBNS
Activists of the West Bengal Science Forum take part in a rally in Kolkata on August 6, 2026, to mark the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, killing an estimated 140,000 people. The Bengali banner reads: “Peace, No War – Rally for Hiroshima Day”. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri /IBNS
Activists of the West Bengal Science Forum take part in a rally in Kolkata on August 6, 2026, to mark the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, killing an estimated 140,000 people. The Bengali banner reads: “Peace, No War – Rally for Hiroshima Day”. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri /IBNS
Activists of the West Bengal Science Forum take part in a rally in Kolkata on August 6, 2026, to mark the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, killing an estimated 140,000 people. The Bengali banner reads: “Peace, No War – Rally for Hiroshima Day”. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri /IBNS
Activists of the West Bengal Science Forum take part in a rally in Kolkata on August 6, 2026, to mark the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, killing an estimated 140,000 people. The Bengali banner reads: “Peace, No War – Rally for Hiroshima Day”. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri /IBNS
Activists of the West Bengal Science Forum take part in a rally in Kolkata on August 6, 2026, to mark the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, killing an estimated 140,000 people. The Bengali banner reads: “Peace, No War – Rally for Hiroshima Day”. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri /IBNS
Activists of the West Bengal Science Forum take part in a rally in Kolkata on August 6, 2026, to mark the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, killing an estimated 140,000 people. The Bengali banner reads: “Peace, No War – Rally for Hiroshima Day”. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri /IBNS
Activists of the West Bengal Science Forum take part in a rally in Kolkata on August 6, 2026, to mark the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, killing an estimated 140,000 people. The Bengali banner reads: “Peace, No War – Rally for Hiroshima Day”. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri /IBNS
Activists of the West Bengal Science Forum take part in a rally in Kolkata on August 6, 2026, to mark the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, killing an estimated 140,000 people. The Bengali banner reads: “Peace, No War – Rally for Hiroshima Day”. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri /IBNS
Activists of the West Bengal Science Forum take part in a rally in Kolkata on August 6, 2026, to mark the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, killing an estimated 140,000 people. The Bengali banner reads: “Peace, No War – Rally for Hiroshima Day”. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri /IBNS
Activists of the West Bengal Science Forum take part in a rally in Kolkata on August 6, 2026, to mark the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, killing an estimated 140,000 people. The Bengali banner reads: “Peace, No War – Rally for Hiroshima Day”. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri /IBNS
Activists of the West Bengal Science Forum take part in a rally in Kolkata on August 6, 2026, to mark the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, killing an estimated 140,000 people. The Bengali banner reads: “Peace, No War – Rally for Hiroshima Day”. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri /IBNS
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