The myths refugees live by: memory and history in the making of Bengali refugee identity

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The myths refugees live by: memory and history in the making of Bengali refugee identity

Within the popular memory of the partition of India, the division of Bengal continues to evoke themes of political rupture, social tragedy and nostalgia. The refugees, or more broadly speaking, Hindu migrants from East Bengal, are often the central agents of such narratives. This article explores ho...

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Main Author:	Sen, Uditi
Format:	Article
Published:	Cambridge University Press 2014
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50191/

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