Communal Riots In Bengal 1905 1947

Author : Suranjan Das
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015029724914

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Communal Riots in Bengal, 1905-1947 by Suranjan Das Pdf

In examining the major riots in Bengal between 1905 and 1947 the author has addressed the following issues: how an increased conjunction of elite and popular communalism created the necessary background for the riots; why the riots lost their initial class basis and became overtly communal; how a crowd-leadership dichotomy often asserted their 'autonomy'; and finally, how the riots promoted communal consciousness at various levels of society and polity which provided an important backdrop to the partition of the province in 1947. Against the background of the larger political dilemmas confronting India in the pre-partition period, this work has analysed the developing relationships between elite and popular participation in violence, and between the religious and secular features of their mobilization.

Author : Patricia A. Gossman,Patricia A. Grossman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000310160

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Riots And Victims by Patricia A. Gossman,Patricia A. Grossman Pdf

In recent decades, the world has witnessed the emergence of several protracted violent conflicts and the eruption of ethnic and communal violence in countries such as Bosnia, Rwanda, and Sri Lanka. Riots and Victims challenges the popular academic interpretation of such events as examples of tribal slaughter or spontaneous eruptions, fueled by historic conflict between religious and ethnic communities. This book examines the origins and consequences of the violence that occurred between the Muslim and Hindu communities in pre-partition Bengal, which ultimately resulted in the creation of Pakistan. Gossman argues that communal violence and communal identity were not merely the consequences of long-term animosities, but rather ploys orchestrated by mid-level politicians for their own advancement and aggrandizement. Riots and Victims introduces new analyses of local violence and identity, and explores issues of far-reaching importance.

Author : Anwesha Roy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108428286

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Making Peace, Making Riots by Anwesha Roy Pdf

Looks at the decade of 1940s in Bengal and provides a complete understanding of the pre-partition years.

Author : Sukumāra Biśvāsa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Bangladesh
ISBN : 9381140987

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Communal Riots in Bangladesh & West Bengal by Sukumāra Biśvāsa Pdf

Author : Joya Chatterji
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2002-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0521523281

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Bengal Divided by Joya Chatterji Pdf

An original and compelling account of the Hindu partitionist movement in Bengal.

Author : Ramesh Chandra Majumdar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Bengal (India)
ISBN : UOM:39015014180882

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History of Modern Bengal: 1905-1947 by Ramesh Chandra Majumdar Pdf

Sociocultural history of Bengal, with special reference to the politico-historical background of the 19th century Bengali reawakening.

Author : Suranjana Choudhury
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-20
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781527557109

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A Reading of Violence in Partition Stories from Bengal by Suranjana Choudhury Pdf

This book engages with diverse modes of representations of Partition violence and its consequences in a selection of Partition narratives from Bengal. Violence constitutes one of the most obvious images of this traumatic period in Indian history. Its dynamics of representation—the nature of violence, its impact on society and the individual, the forms of its socio cultural and political implanting—invariably highlight the aesthetic sensibility of its writers. The book questions if it is possible to qualify violence with all its complexities, and examines how these narratives offer a critique of historical and political engagements with violence. The experiences of suffering, pain, trauma, affliction, torture, fear and betrayal are also constituted within the structural analysis of violence.

Author : Willem van Schendel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108473699

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A History of Bangladesh by Willem van Schendel Pdf

A revised and updated edition of Willem van Schendel's state-of-the-art history, revealing the vibrant and colourful past of Bangladesh.

Author : Daniel Marston
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521899758

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The Indian Army and the End of the Raj by Daniel Marston Pdf

A unique examination of the role of the Indian army in post-World War II India in the run-up to Partition. Daniel Marston draws upon extensive archival research and interviews with veterans of the events of 1947 to provide fresh insight into the final days of the British Raj.

Author : Nitish K. Sengupta
Publisher : India Book Mart
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Bangladesh
ISBN : 0143419552

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Bengal Divided by Nitish K. Sengupta Pdf

Author : Janam Mukherjee
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190209889

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Hungry Bengal by Janam Mukherjee Pdf

Examines the interconnected events including World War II, India's struggle for independence, and a period of acute scarcity that lead to mass starvation in colonial Bengal.

Author : Ashoka Gupta
Publisher : Popular Prakashan
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : India
ISBN : 8185604568

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In the Path of Service by Ashoka Gupta Pdf

The Author Knits Her Personal Life, During The Last Years Of The Raj, And Public Life Together Relating How Her Life As A Private Individual Had To Make Way For Her Other Responsibilities And She Became Inexorably Linked To Voluntary Social Work.

Author : Arun Anand
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2023-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9789355624239

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Islamic Radicalisation In India: Origin And Challenges by Arun Anand Pdf

Islamic Radicalisation In India: Origin And Challenges Book in English by Arun Anand Two sets of developments have become quite visible over the last fewyears. While scores of activists belonging to Hindu organisations havebeen killed by radical Islamists; there Is also a growing clamour within a sectionof Indian Muslims to assert their religious identity aggressively and display itexplicitly. There are some crucial aspects of radicalisation of Muslims in India thatneed to be understood. First, unlike the western world, radicalisation in India ishappening not only in urban areas but also in far flung as well as remote ruralareas. The population in rural India needs to be watched and monitored moreclosely in this regard. Second, radicalisation in India has been ‘legitimised’ in thename of ‘protecting minority rights’ by many political parties for garneringMuslim votes. Their regressive stand on issues like hijab and silence on thekilling of Hindu activists by radical Islamists further perpetuates radicalisation.Third, as a society we are refusing to learn lessons from the past. Radicalisationof Muslims led to partition of India in 1947. It is time not to be like that pigeonwho closes eyes thinking the cat doesn't exist and ends getting eaten up.

Author : Bidyut Chakrabarty
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134332755

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The Partition of Bengal and Assam, 1932-1947 by Bidyut Chakrabarty Pdf

The fragmentation of Bengal and Assam in 1947 was a crucial moment in India's socio-political history as a nation state. Both the British Indian provinces were divided as much through the actions of the Muslim League as by those of Congress and the British colonial power. Attributing partition largely to Hindu communalists is, therefore, historically inaccurate and factually misleading. The Partition of Bengal and Assam provides a review of constitutional and party politics as well as of popular attitudes and perceptions. The primary aim of this book is to unravel the intricate socio-economic and political processes that led up to partition, as Hindus and Muslims competed ferociously for the new power and privileges to be conferred on them with independence. As shown in the book, well before they divorced at a political level, Hindus and Muslims had been cleaved apart by their socio-economic differences. Partition was probably inevitable.

Author : Kunal Chakrabarti,Shubhra Chakrabarti
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 605 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810880245

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Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis by Kunal Chakrabarti,Shubhra Chakrabarti Pdf

The Bengali (Bangla) speaking people are located in the northeastern part of South Asia, particularly in Bangladesh and two states of India – West Bengal and Tripura. There are almost 246 million Bengalis at present, which makes them the fifth largest speech community in the world. Despite political and social divisions, they share a common literary and musical culture and several habits of daily existence which impart to them a distinct identity. The Bengalis are known for their political consciousness and cultural accomplishments The Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis provides an overview of the Bengalis across the world from the earliest Chalcolithic cultures to the present. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 750 cross-referenced dictionary entries on politicians, educators and entrepreneurs, leaders of religious and secular institutions, writers, painters, actors and other cultural figures, and more generally, on the economy, education, political parties, religions, women and minorities, literature, art and architecture, music, cinema and other major sectors. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Bengalis.