Bengaliness, Hindu nationalism and Bangladeshi migrants in West Bengal, India
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Hindu nationalists made migration from Bangladesh an election campaign in West Bengal during the 1990s. Although there were various allegations against Bangladeshi migration, it never became a mainstream political issue in the state, like in neighbouring Assam. West Bengal shares the longest border with Bangladesh, compared to any other Indian state, and hosts a large number of Bangladeshi migrants, according to the Census reports in India. West Bengal and Bangladesh share a common...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Shamshad, Rizwana | |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-14T23:21:36Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1463-1369 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/103991 | |
dc.description.abstract | Hindu nationalists made migration from Bangladesh an election campaign in West Bengal during the 1990s. Although there were various allegations against Bangladeshi migration, it never became a mainstream political issue in the state, like in neighbouring Assam. West Bengal shares the longest border with Bangladesh, compared to any other Indian state, and hosts a large number of Bangladeshi migrants, according to the Census reports in India. West Bengal and Bangladesh share a common ethnicity, both are predominantly Bengali. Can this shared Bengaliness explain why Bangladeshi migration did not become a divisive political issue in the state? If this sameness is a bonding factor, what about the Ghoti-Bangal differences? Drawn from in-depth interviews with the representatives of West Bengal’s key civil society organisations and political parties, I argue that a particular historical and cultural process, unique to West Bengal and Bangladesh, has shaped the current attitude towards Bangladeshi migrants in the state. | |
dc.publisher | Carfax Publishing, Taylor & Francis Group | |
dc.source | Asian Ethnicity | |
dc.title | Bengaliness, Hindu nationalism and Bangladeshi migrants in West Bengal, India | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | Published online: 21 Apr 2016. | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 091299 - Materials Engineering not elsewhere classified | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | u5567033xPUB179 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Shamshad, Rizwana, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 1 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 19 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1080/14631369.2016.1175918 | |
local.identifier.absseo | 940111 - Ethnicity, Multiculturalism and Migrant Development and Welfare | |
local.identifier.absseo | 950404 - Religion and Society | |
dc.date.updated | 2016-06-14T09:16:32Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-84964452082 | |
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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