Bangladeshi Migrants in India Foreigners, Refugees, or Infiltrators? |
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| Author:
| Shamshad, Rizwana |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-947641-1 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2017 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press India
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $66.32AUD $72.95 |
Book Description:
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The politicization of migration of Bangladeshis into India operates at the intersection of religion, ethnicity, and discourses on nationalism in India. For the Hindu nationalists operating at the All-India level Muslims are 'infiltrators' and Hindus are 'refugees', for the Assamese ethnic nationalists both Hindu and Muslim Bengalis are 'foreigners'. For the Bengalis in West Bengal the ethnicity 'Bengaliness' comes to the fore. This book argues that the perception of Bangladeshi...
More DescriptionThe politicization of migration of Bangladeshis into India operates at the intersection of religion, ethnicity, and discourses on nationalism in India. For the Hindu nationalists operating at the All-India level Muslims are 'infiltrators' and Hindus are 'refugees', for the Assamese ethnic nationalists both Hindu and Muslim Bengalis are 'foreigners'. For the Bengalis in West Bengal the ethnicity 'Bengaliness' comes to the fore. This book argues that the perception of Bangladeshi migrants in Assam, West Bengal, and Delhi varies greatly due to the historical, ethnic and religious affinities of the people in each of the three states.