PARTITION AND MIGRATION: A STUDY OF CACHAR DISTRICT IN ASSAM (1947-1971)
A Thesis Submitted to Gauhati University for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History in the Faculty of Arts
2020
Summary:
The Partition of India in 1947 brought a morbid sense of isolation,
leaving people on both sides of the border vulnerable, with a sense of
displacement and uprootedness. Large scale migration of people from the
minority community, with the intention of having a better and secured life with
the people of their religious affiliation, marked the post-partition period.
Way back in 2012, I had the opportunity to interview a few migrants in
connection with an International Seminar on Partition that was held in March
2012 in Assam University . My interaction with Amit Sikdar, a participant and
also a second generation migrant, who even after sixty years of Indian
Independence could not come to terms with the Partition, and the knowledge of
the plight of the migrants in certain interior areas raised my inquisitiveness in
the subject.
The main focus of my study is to present the migration scenario and the
condition of the migrants district of Cachar (present Barak Valley) situated in
the southern part of Assam.
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Language:
English