Calcutta Riots of August 1946: Muslim Experiences from the Troubled Times

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dc.contributor.authorMajumdar, Sohini
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-05T18:31:06Z
dc.date.available2024-12-05T18:31:06Z
dc.date.issued2023-12
dc.descriptionThis article is reproduced here with permission from the author and may be found online at http://www.mcrg.ac.in/rw%20files/RW61_62/RW61_62.pdf.
dc.description.abstractThis paper revisits the Calcutta Riots of August 1946 to bring to the fore the diversity and complexity of Muslim experiences, which is often neglected in the grand narratives of communalism and communal violence. Along with examining stories of displacements, trauma, and violence, the paper investigates instances of help, protection, and kindness that showed familiar bonds of neighbourliness and remained resilient despite communal polarity. In the final section, the paper reads a few letters written by Muslim residents both to the Congress and to the Muslim League that underscore an erosion of faith in their respective political parties, especially at a time when both parties claimed to represent and protect Muslim interests in the region, albeit in their own specific ways.
dc.identifier.citationMajumdar, S. (2023). Calcutta Riots of August 1946: Muslim Experiences from the Troubled Times. Refugee Watch: A South Asian Journal on Forced Migration, 61 & 62, 14-33. http://www.mcrg.ac.in/rw%20files/RW61_62/RW61_62.pdf
dc.identifier.issn2347-405X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/42546
dc.publisherMahanirban Calcutta Research Group
dc.subjectCommunal riots
dc.subjectLived experiences
dc.subjectMarginalized actors
dc.subjectDisplacements
dc.subjectMinorities
dc.titleCalcutta Riots of August 1946: Muslim Experiences from the Troubled Times
dc.typeArticle

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