Volume II,Issue IV, March 2026
Volume-II, Issue-IV, March, 2026 |
Received: 15.03.2026 | Accepted: 17.03.2026 | ||
Published Online: 31.03.2026 | Page No: | ||
DOI: 10.69655/atmadeep.vol.2.issue.04W. | |||
১৯৭১ পরবর্তী
করিমপুরের উদ্বাস্তু কলোনির একটি সমাজতাত্ত্বিক সমীক্ষা
সৌভিক মন্ডল, গবেষক, ইতিহাস বিভাগ, কল্যাণী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারত
রমা প্রামানিক, গবেষক, বাংলা বিভাগ, কল্যাণী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারত |
Souvik Mondal, Research Scholar, Department of History, University of Kalyani, West Bengal, India Roma Pramanik, Research Scholar, Department of Bengali, University of Kalyani, West Bengal, India | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
In
1971, during the Bangladesh Liberation War, nearly 10 million refugees took
shelter in India between early May and the end of June. The majority of these
refugees stayed in West Bengal, with about 1.2 million settling in Nadia
district. One of the border blocks of Nadia that witnessed this influx was
Karimpur. In the decades following 1971, the large number of refugees who
arrived and permanently settled in the Karimpur region gave rise to colonies.
Some of these colonies include Sukanta Colony (1973), Upananda Colony (1977),
Dinesh Colony (1984), Tarak Colony (1986), and Pramod Dasgupta Colony (1984).
The residents of these colonies were uprooted people from East Pakistan,
primarily from lower-caste Hindu communities such as Namashudras, Dhobis,
Rajbanshi, and others. They had no wealth, education, or exposure to advanced
culture. The colony dwellers often joined movements demanding food, clothing,
housing, rehabilitation loans, education, and agricultural land, with
leadership provided by members of the CPI(M) party. In the early years of
refugee life, they were economically dependent, but over time they became
self-reliant through farming, fish cultivation, handloom industries, and later
even by working abroad. Their religious practices, language, food habits, and
social customs differed from those of the locals. As a result, the blending of
refugee culture with local traditions created a mixed culture in the Karimpur
region. Today, the colony residents— Namashudra, Dhobi, Rajbanshi and other
marginalized groups— have embraced the motto “work in hand, God’s name on lips”
and have successfully left their mark in fields such as economy, politics, and
education. | ||
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