The myths refugees live by: memory and history in the making of Bengali refugee identity
(2013)
Journal Article
Sen, U. (2014). The myths refugees live by: memory and history in the making of Bengali refugee identity. Modern Asian Studies, 48(1), https://doi.org/10.1017/S0026749X12000613
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 a... Read More about The myths refugees live by: memory and history in the making of Bengali refugee identity.