Population Movements in West Bengal
A Case Study of Nadia District, 1947–1951
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11447232 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Subhasri Ghosh (The 1947 Partition Archive, Berkeley, California, USAA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 113-132 |
| Publication date | 2014-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South Asia Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0262-7280 • E-ISSN: 1741-3141 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0262728014533850 |
| OpenAlex | W2323238941 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 6 |
This article scrutinises the ramifications of population movements between India and Pakistan in and after 1947 in one particular border district in West Bengal. Information from census reports of pre-independent and independent India and Pakistan allows detailed examination of micro-level cross-border migrations, showing how the relocation of populations completely recast the religious and demographic contours of this border district. Within just four years, the Muslim-majority district of Nadia turned into an overwhelmingly Hindu-majority district through this two-way population movement. Contrary to popular perceptions, which stress the unidirectional pattern of migration on the eastern side of India, this article brings to the fore a hitherto unknown facet of partition migration
Archaeology · BENGAL · Census · Geography · Hinduism · Partition (number theory · Population · Relocation · Socioeconomics · Sociology · West bengal · Demography · South Asian Cinema and Culture · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · South Asian Studies and Diaspora
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2024 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |