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MINOR POLITICAL PARTIES and the LANGUAGE of POLITICS in LATE COLONIAL BENGAL(L921-194?); ATTITUDE, ADJUSTMENT and REACTION
MINOR POLITICAL PARTIES AND THE LANGUAGE OF POLITICS IN LATE COLONIAL BENGAL(l921-194?); ATTITUDE, ADJUSTMENT AND REACTION THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN HISTORY UNIVERSITY OF NORTH BENGAL BY KOUSHIKIDASGUPTA ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY UNIVERSITY OF GOUR BANGA MALDA UPERVISOR PROFESSOR I. SARKAR DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY UNIVERSITY OF NORTH BENGAL RAJA RAMMOHANPUR, DARJEELING WEST BENGAL 2011 IK 35 229^ I ^ pro 'J"^') 2?557i UNIVERSITY OF NORTH BENGAL Raja Rammohunpur P.O. North Bengal University Dist. Darjeeling - 734013 West Bengal (India) • Phone : 0353 - 2776351 Ref. No Date y.hU. CERTIFICATE OF GUIDE AND SUPERVISOR Certified that the Ph.D. thesis prepared by Koushiki Dasgupta on Minor Political Parties and the Language of Politics in Late Colonial Bengal ^921-194'^ J Attitude, Adjustment and Reaction embodies the result of her original study and investigation under my supervision. To the best of my knowledge and belief, this study is the first of its kind and is in no way a reproduction of any other research work. Dr.LSarkar ^''^ Professor of History Department of History University of North Bengal Darje^ingy^A^iCst^^a^r Department of History University nfVi,rth Bengal Darjeeliny l\V Bj DECLARATION I do hereby declare that the thesis entitled MINOR POLITICAL PARTIES AND THE LANGUAGE OF POLITICS IN LATE COLONIAL BENGAL (l921- 1947); ATTITUDE, ADJUSTMENT AND REACTION being submitted to the University of North Bengal in partial fulfillment for the award of Doctor of Philosophy in History is an original piece of research work done by me and has not been published or submitted elsewhere for any other degree in full or part of it. -
List of Municipalities Sl.No
LIST OF MUNICIPAL BODIES WHERE ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD IN THE MIDDLE OF 2010 SL.NO. DISTRICT NAME OF MUNICIPALITY 1 Cooch Behar Municipality 2 Tufanganj Municipality Cooch Behar 3 Dinhata Municipality 4 Mathabhanga Municipality 5 Jalpaiguri Jalpaiguri Municipality 6 English Bazar Municipality Malda 7 Old Malda Municipality 8 Murshidabad Municipality 9 Jiaganj-Azimganj Municipality 10 Kandi Municipality Murshidabad 11 Jangipur Municipality 12 Dhulian Municipality 13 Beldanga Municipality 14 Nabadwip Municipality 15 Santipur Municipality 16 Ranaghat Municipality 17Nadia Birnagar Municipality 18 Kalyani Municipality 19 Gayeshpur Municipality 20 Taherpur Municipality 21 Kanchrapara Municipality 22 Halishar Municipality 23 Naihati Municipality 24 Bhatpara Municipality 25North 24-Parganas Garulia Municipality 26 North Barrackkpore Municipality 27 Barrackpore Municipality 28 Titagarh Municipality 29 Khardah Municipality \\Mc-4\D\Munc. Elec-2010\LIST OF MUNICIPALITIES SL.NO. DISTRICT NAME OF MUNICIPALITY 30 Kamarhati Municipality 31 Baranagar Municipality 32 North Dum Dum Municipality 33 Bongaon Municipality 34 Gobardanga Municipality 35North 24-Parganas Barasat Municipality 36 Baduria Municipality 37 Basirhat Municipality 38 Taki Municipality 39 New Barrackpore Municipality 40 Ashokenagar-Kalyangarh Municipality 41 Bidhannagar Municipality 42 Budge Budge Municipality 43South 24-Parganas Baruipur Municipality 44 Jaynagar-Mazilpur Municipality 45 Howrah Bally Municipality 46 Hooghly-Chinsurah Municipality 47 Bansberia Municipality 48 Serampore Municipality 49 Baidyabati Municipality 50 Champadany Municipality 51 Bhadreswar Municipality Hooghly 52 Rishra Municipality 53 Konnagar Municipality 54 Arambagh Municipality 55 Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality 56 Tarakeswar Municipality 57 Chandernagar Municipal Corporation 58 Tamluk Municipality Purba Medinipur 59 Contai Municipality 60 Chandrakona Municipality 61 Ramjibanpur Municipality 62Paschim Medinipur Khirpai Municipality 63 Kharar Municipality 64 Khargapur Municipality 65 Ghatal Municipality \\Mc-4\D\Munc. -
Back from Singur
STATE AND COUNTER-REVOLUTION BACK FROM SINGUR M. N. Majumder A recent visit to the Singur area and witnessing the Public Hearings conducted by Ms Medha Patkar of Narmada Bachao Andolan and Mahasweta Devi and others which included Sunanda Sanyal, Dipankar Chakrabarty (of Aneek) and hundreds of others both regional and outsiders from 10 A.M. to 2.30 P.M. at Gopalnagar, Madhyapara Durgabedi, many questions of fundamental importance automatically arose which became more relevant at the public meeting at 3.30 P.M. at Bajemelia Hospital Maidan, where Mahasweta Devi and Medha Patkar spoke eloquently, that inspired the morale and fighting spirit of the aggrieved people of the region. The meeting and public hearings were organized by the Singur Agricultural Land Protection Committee and Consolidation Initiative (“Samhati Udyog”) whose convenor is Becharam Manna, a local popular activist. The Singur issue raises many basic questions like — Can the people’s rights to earn a livelihood and rights to agricultural land inherited from forefathers be taken away by the Government? What constitutes Public Interest and Sustainable Development? Does the Tatas’ profit really constitute people’s gains? When so much of land is available in Purulia, Bankura, Birbhum and other places why then such multicropped fertile agricultural land with developed irrigation systems in Singur area is being permanently sacrificed under concrete jungles? Who profits at whose cost? Does the real value of a land get reflected in its market price when the value of the Social and Eco-system services from the land is also taken into account? What is being done with the earlier acquired 1,20,000 acres of land and also with those remaining unused and locked up in closed factories in and around Kolkata? Will this further acquisition of more fertile land lead to food shortages in this small state of West Bengal having the highest population density in the world? Incidentally West Bengal is still a net importer of many a food item from other states. -
October 2015
VOL 11 | No. 05 Aug, Sep -Oct, 2015 from the desk of the PRESIDENT Dear Member, 9th October, 2015 Our heartiest greetings to you and your family and for everyone in Bengal for the upcoming seasons! This is my first message to you after having been elected President PT, Entertainment Tax, and Entry Tax. It is one of the only 3 States of this august and historic institution, and I am delighted to share to issue a single Tax ID to cover all State taxes. Additionally, the with you that your Chamber has embraced the new year with great State has exempted 49 industries/activities from pollution control verve. Plans for the year are already being implemented, and each board clearances as a prerequisite to start business. They have also week is witnessing several programmes and activities, which are come up with a single window (Shilpa Sathi) system for large being undertaken almost simultaneously. industries and MSME Facilitation Centre (MFC) for MSMEs. This year the survey was based on 98 points, next year the benchmark We have embarked on new ventures focused on capital formation would be raised by introducing a 330-point action plan on which the together with inclusive growth and have pledged to work with the states have to work. We offer our wholehearted support to the State Government of West Bengal in the latter’s endeavour to bring about Government to address these issues, to trigger a participatory and inclusive growth along with a pro-business environment. In this knowledge-driven reform process and bring West Bengal up to the endeavour, we are meeting with the Government at various levels top 3 States in the next year's survey. -
District Sl No Name Post Present Place of Posting S 24 Pgs 1 TANIA
District Sl No Name Post Present Place of Posting PADMERHAT RURAL S 24 Pgs 1 TANIA SARKAR GDMO HOSPITAL S 24 Pgs 2 DR KIRITI ROY GDMO HARIHARPUR PHC S 24 Pgs 3 Dr. Monica Chattrejee, GDMO Kalikapur PHC S 24 Pgs 4 Dr. Debasis Chakraborty, GDMO Sonarpur RH S 24 Pgs 5 Dr. Tusar Kanti Ghosh, GDMO Fartabad PHC S 24 Pgs 6 Dr. Iman Bhakta GDMO Kalikapur PHC Momrejgarh PHC, Under S 24 Pgs 7 Dr. Uday Sankar Koyal GDMO Padmerhat RH, Joynagar - I Block S 24 Pgs 8 Dr. Dipak Kumar Ray GDMO Nolgara PHC S 24 Pgs 9 Dr. Basudeb Kar GDMO Jaynagar R.H. S 24 Pgs 10 Dr. Amitava Chowdhury GDMO Jaynagar R.H. Dr. Sambit Kumar S 24 Pgs 11 GDMO Jaynagar R.H. Mukharjee Nalmuri BPHC,Bhnagore S 24 Pgs 12 Dr. Snehadri Nayek GDMO I Block,S 24 Pgs Jirangacha S 24 Pgs 13 Dr. Shyama pada Banarjee GDMO BPHC(bhangar-II Block) Jirangacha S 24 Pgs 14 Dr. Himadri sekhar Mondal GDMO BPHC(bhangar-II Block) S 24 Pgs 15 Dr. Tarek Anowar Sardar GDMO Basanti BPHC S 24 Pgs 16 Debdeep Ghosh GDMO Basanti BPHC S 24 Pgs 17 Dr.Nitya Ranjan Gayen GDMO Jharkhali PHC S 24 Pgs 18 GDMO SK NAWAZUR RAHAMAN GHUTARI SARIFF PHC S 24 Pgs 19 GDMO DR. MANNAN ZINNATH GHUTARI SARIFF PHC S 24 Pgs 20 Dr.Manna Mondal GDMO Gosaba S 24 Pgs 21 Dr. Aminul Islam Laskar GDMO Matherdighi BPHC S 24 Pgs 22 Dr. Debabrata Biswas GDMO Kuchitalahat PHC S 24 Pgs 23 Dr. -
Duare Sarkar & Paray Samadhan,2021
DUARE SARKAR & PARAY SAMADHAN,2021 CAMP SCHEDULE OF DISTRICT HOOGHLY Camp Sl No District BLock/Local Body GP/Ward Venue Date 1 16-08-2021 HOOGHLY Tarakeswar (M) Ward - 008,Ward - 009,Ward - SAHAPUR PRY. SCHOOL 2 16-08-2021 HOOGHLY Champdany (M) Ward - 005 UPHC II HEALTH CENTER 3 16-08-2021 HOOGHLY Chandannagar MC (M) Ward - 003 Goswami Ghat Community Hall Ward - 018,Ward - 019,Ward - NAGENDRANATH KUNDU 4 16-08-2021 HOOGHLY Konnagar (M) 020 VIDYAMANDIR CHAMPDANY BISS FREE PRIMARY 5 16-08-2021 HOOGHLY Champdany (M) Ward - 002 SCHOOL 6 16-08-2021 HOOGHLY SINGUR SINGUR-II Gopalnagar K.R. Dey High School 7 16-08-2021 HOOGHLY GOGHAT-1 BALI BALI HIGH SCHOOL 8 16-08-2021 HOOGHLY BALAGARH MOHIPALPUR Mohipalpur Primary School 9 16-08-2021 HOOGHLY MOGRA-CHUNCHURA MOGRA-I Mogra Uttam Chandra High School 10 16-08-2021 HOOGHLY BALAGARH EKTARPUR Ekterpur U HS 11 16-08-2021 HOOGHLY TARAKESWAR SANTOSHPUR Gouribati Radharani Das High School 12 16-08-2021 HOOGHLY HARIPAL JEJUR Jejur High School Bankagacha Nanilal Ghosh Nimno 13 16-08-2021 HOOGHLY CHANDITALA-2 NAITI Buniadi Vidyalaya 14 16-08-2021 HOOGHLY PURSHURA SHYAMPUR Shyampur High School 15 16-08-2021 HOOGHLY POLBA-DADPUR SATITHAN Nabagram Pry School 16 16-08-2021 HOOGHLY JANGIPARA ANTPUR Antpur High School 17 16-08-2021 HOOGHLY PANDUA SIMLAGARHVITASIN Talbona Radharani Girls High School 18 16-08-2021 HOOGHLY PANDUA SIMLAGARHVITASIN Ranagarh High School SRI RAMKRISHNA SARADA VIDYA 19 16-08-2021 HOOGHLY GOGHAT-2 KAMARPUKUR MAHAPITHA Ward - 017,Ward - 018,Ward - PALBAGAN DURGA MANDIR ARABINDA 20 16-08-2021 HOOGHLY Bhadreswar (M) 019,Ward - 020 SARANI PARUL RAMKRISHNA SARADA HIGH 21 16-08-2021 HOOGHLY Arambagh (M) Ward - 001,Ward - 002 SCHOOL 22 16-08-2021 HOOGHLY CHANDITALA-1 AINYA Akuni B.G. -
Date Wise Details of Covid Vaccination Session Plan
Date wise details of Covid Vaccination session plan Name of the District: Darjeeling Dr Sanyukta Liu Name & Mobile no of the District Nodal Officer: Contact No of District Control Room: 8250237835 7001866136 Sl. Mobile No of CVC Adress of CVC site(name of hospital/ Type of vaccine to be used( Name of CVC Site Name of CVC Manager Remarks No Manager health centre, block/ ward/ village etc) Covishield/ Covaxine) 1 Darjeeling DH 1 Dr. Kumar Sariswal 9851937730 Darjeeling DH COVAXIN 2 Darjeeling DH 2 Dr. Kumar Sariswal 9851937730 Darjeeling DH COVISHIELD 3 Darjeeling UPCH Ghoom Dr. Kumar Sariswal 9851937730 Darjeeling UPCH Ghoom COVISHIELD 4 Kurseong SDH 1 Bijay Sinchury 7063071718 Kurseong SDH COVAXIN 5 Kurseong SDH 2 Bijay Sinchury 7063071718 Kurseong SDH COVISHIELD 6 Siliguri DH1 Koushik Roy 9851235672 Siliguri DH COVAXIN 7 SiliguriDH 2 Koushik Roy 9851235672 SiliguriDH COVISHIELD 8 NBMCH 1 (PSM) Goutam Das 9679230501 NBMCH COVAXIN 9 NBCMCH 2 Goutam Das 9679230501 NBCMCH COVISHIELD 10 Matigara BPHC 1 DR. Sohom Sen 9435389025 Matigara BPHC COVAXIN 11 Matigara BPHC 2 DR. Sohom Sen 9435389025 Matigara BPHC COVISHIELD 12 Kharibari RH 1 Dr. Alam 9804370580 Kharibari RH COVAXIN 13 Kharibari RH 2 Dr. Alam 9804370580 Kharibari RH COVISHIELD 14 Naxalbari RH 1 Dr.Kuntal Ghosh 9832159414 Naxalbari RH COVAXIN 15 Naxalbari RH 2 Dr.Kuntal Ghosh 9832159414 Naxalbari RH COVISHIELD 16 Phansidewa RH 1 Dr. Arunabha Das 7908844346 Phansidewa RH COVAXIN 17 Phansidewa RH 2 Dr. Arunabha Das 7908844346 Phansidewa RH COVISHIELD 18 Matri Sadan Dr. Sanjib Majumder 9434328017 Matri Sadan COVISHIELD 19 SMC UPHC7 1 Dr. Sanjib Majumder 9434328017 SMC UPHC7 COVAXIN 20 SMC UPHC7 2 Dr. -
Annual Report 2014
SEVA KENDRA CALCUTTA Seva Kendra Calcutta is a social service centre of the Archdiocese of Calcutta. Across the years it has built up a reputation of service, trustworthiness and integrity. It serves the poor, suffering, struggling and disadvantaged people in the six districts of West Bengal and is being constantly challenged to improve upon itself, as a catalyst for social change through service, animation and mobilization of people and build a network of partnerships with like-minded organizations. VISION SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES A self-reliant society based on peace, 4Combat Child Labour and apply STAG love and justice, respecting human methodology to mainstream the children dignity and natural environment dropped out from school 4Provide job-oriented training to the unemployed youth and develop their skills 4Teach the importance of growing and using herbal medicinal plants 4Support TB (RNTCP) Programme 4Stop human trafficking, promote Safe Migration and prevent early marriage MISSION 4Build self-reliant SHGs & CBOs 4Peace building Building of a Harmonious Society, 4Promote organic and indigenous farming based on Cultural Ethos, inspired by practices Spiritual Heritage, Socially and 4Work with the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI) Environmentally sound through 4Mobilize government programmes for Participatory Process. development, food and livelihood 4Promote clean and renewable energy 4Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction 4Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation 4Local Resource Mobilization SEVA KENDRA CALCUTTA Annual Report 2013 - 14 In this Issue lMessage from the Director lRuby Jubilee Celebration 4Governor's Speech Message from the Director 4Ruby Jubilee Celebration - A Short Report lChild Education and Development On 14th December 2013, the curtains of the Ruby Jubilee Celebrations were brought 4Skill Targeted Academic Growth (STAG) down. -
Rainfall, North 24-Parganas
DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN 2016 - 17 NORTHNORTH 2424 PARGANASPARGANAS,, BARASATBARASAT MAP OF NORTH 24 PARGANAS DISTRICT DISASTER VULNERABILITY MAPS PUBLISHED BY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA SHOWING VULNERABILITY OF NORTH 24 PGS. DISTRICT TO NATURAL DISASTERS CONTENTS Sl. No. Subject Page No. 1. Foreword 2. Introduction & Objectives 3. District Profile 4. Disaster History of the District 5. Disaster vulnerability of the District 6. Why Disaster Management Plan 7. Control Room 8. Early Warnings 9. Rainfall 10. Communication Plan 11. Communication Plan at G.P. Level 12. Awareness 13. Mock Drill 14. Relief Godown 15. Flood Shelter 16. List of Flood Shelter 17. Cyclone Shelter (MPCS) 18. List of Helipad 19. List of Divers 20. List of Ambulance 21. List of Mechanized Boat 22. List of Saw Mill 23. Disaster Event-2015 24. Disaster Management Plan-Health Dept. 25. Disaster Management Plan-Food & Supply 26. Disaster Management Plan-ARD 27. Disaster Management Plan-Agriculture 28. Disaster Management Plan-Horticulture 29. Disaster Management Plan-PHE 30. Disaster Management Plan-Fisheries 31. Disaster Management Plan-Forest 32. Disaster Management Plan-W.B.S.E.D.C.L 33. Disaster Management Plan-Bidyadhari Drainage 34. Disaster Management Plan-Basirhat Irrigation FOREWORD The district, North 24-parganas, has been divided geographically into three parts, e.g. (a) vast reverine belt in the Southern part of Basirhat Sub-Divn. (Sundarban area), (b) the industrial belt of Barrackpore Sub-Division and (c) vast cultivating plain land in the Bongaon Sub-division and adjoining part of Barrackpore, Barasat & Northern part of Basirhat Sub-Divisions The drainage capabilities of the canals, rivers etc. -
Rule Section
Rule Section CO 827/2015 Shyamal Middya vs Dhirendra Nath Middya CO 542/1988 Jayadratha Adak vs Kadan Bala Adak CO 1403/2015 Sankar Narayan das vs A.K.Banerjee CO 1945/2007 Pradip kr Roy vs Jali Devi & Ors CO 2775/2012 Haripada Patra vs Jayanta Kr Patra CO 3346/1989 + CO 3408/1992 R.B.Mondal vs Syed Ali Mondal CO 1312/2007 Niranjan Sen vs Sachidra lal Saha CO 3770/2011 lily Ghose vs Paritosh Karmakar & ors CO 4244/2006 Provat kumar singha vs Afgal sk CO 2023/2006 Piar Ali Molla vs Saralabala Nath CO 2666/2005 Purnalal seal vs M/S Monindra land Building corporation ltd CO 1971/2006 Baidyanath Garain& ors vs Hafizul Fikker Ali CO 3331/2004 Gouridevi Paswan vs Rajendra Paswan CR 3596 S/1990 Bakul Rani das &ors vs Suchitra Balal Pal CO 901/1995 Jeewanlal (1929) ltd& ors vs Bank of india CO 995/2002 Susan Mantosh vs Amanda Lazaro CO 3902/2012 SK Abdul latik vs Firojuddin Mollick & ors CR 165 S/1990 State of west Bengal vs Halema Bibi & ors CO 3282/2006 Md kashim vs Sunil kr Mondal CO 3062/2011 Ajit kumar samanta vs Ranjit kumar samanta LIST OF PENDING BENCH LAWAZIMA : (F.A. SECTION) Sl. No. Case No. Cause Title Advocate’s Name 1. FA 114/2016 Union Bank of India Mr. Ranojit Chowdhury Vs Empire Pratisthan & Trading 2. FA 380/2008 Bijon Biswas Smt. Mita Bag Vs Jayanti Biswas & Anr. 3. FA 116/2016 Sarat Tewari Ms. Nibadita Karmakar Vs Swapan Kr. Tewari 4. -
Minority Concentration District Project Haorah, West Bengal
Minority Concentration District Project Haorah, West Bengal Sponsored by the Ministry of Minority Affairs Government of India Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta R1, Baishnabghata Patuli Township Kolkata 700 094, INDIA. Tel.: (91) (33) 2462-7252, -5794, -5795 Fax: (91) (33) 24626183 E-mail: [email protected] Research Team Faculty: Prof. Partha Chatterjee, Dr. Pranab Kumar Das, Dr. Sohel Firdos, Dr. Saibal Kar, Dr. Surajit C. Mukhopadhyay, Prof. Sugata Marjit. Research Associate: Smt. Ruprekha Chowdhury. Research Assistants: Shri Dhritiman Bhattacharya, Smt. Anindita Chakraborty, Shri Pallab Das, Shri Avik Sankar Moitra, Shri Ganesh Naskar and Shri Abhik Sarkar. Acknowledgment The research team at the CSSSC would like to thank Shri G. C. Manna, Deputy Director General, NSSO, Dr. Bandana Sen, Joint Director, NSSO, Shri Pawan Agarwal, Principal Secretary, MDW & ME, Shri A. Khaleque, Director & E.O. Joint Secretary, MDW, Shri A.A. Siddiqui, Joint Secretary MDW, Shri S.N. Pal, Director & E.O. Joint Secretary, Madrasah Education, Shri Arfan Ali Biswas, CEO, Board of Wakfs, Mr. Tanvir Afzal, General Manager, and Mr. Raktim Nag, Manager-Systems, West Bengal Minorities Development & Finance Corporation, Bhavani Bhavan, Kolkata and Shri, Khalil Ahmed, District Magistrate of Haorah and other department officials for their generous support and assistance in our work. 1 Content An Overview…………………………………………………...4 Significance of the Project……………………………………5 The Survey ……..…………………………………………….7 Methodology…………………………………………………..8 Introducing West Bengal……………………………………9 Haorah………………………………………………………10 Demography…………………………………………………10 Selected Villages in Respective Blocks……………………..11 Findings……………………………………………………...12 1. Basic Amenities……………………………………..12 2. Education……………………………………………17 3. Occupation…………………………………………..27 4. Health………………………………………………..31 5. Infrastructure……………………………………….36 6. Awareness about Government Schemes……….…36 7. -
The Great Calcutta Killings Noakhali Genocide
1946 : THE GREAT CALCUTTA KILLINGS AND NOAKHALI GENOCIDE 1946 : THE GREAT CALCUTTA KILLINGS AND NOAKHALI GENOCIDE A HISTORICAL STUDY DINESH CHANDRA SINHA : ASHOK DASGUPTA No part of this publication can be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the author and the publisher. Published by Sri Himansu Maity 3B, Dinabandhu Lane Kolkata-700006 Edition First, 2011 Price ` 500.00 (Rupees Five Hundred Only) US $25 (US Dollars Twenty Five Only) © Reserved Printed at Mahamaya Press & Binding, Kolkata Available at Tuhina Prakashani 12/C, Bankim Chatterjee Street Kolkata-700073 Dedication In memory of those insatiate souls who had fallen victims to the swords and bullets of the protagonist of partition and Pakistan; and also those who had to undergo unparalleled brutality and humility and then forcibly uprooted from ancestral hearth and home. PREFACE What prompted us in writing this Book. As the saying goes, truth is the first casualty of war; so is true history, the first casualty of India’s struggle for independence. We, the Hindus of Bengal happen to be one of the worst victims of Islamic intolerance in the world. Bengal, which had been under Islamic attack for centuries, beginning with the invasion of the Turkish marauder Bakhtiyar Khilji eight hundred years back. We had a respite from Islamic rule for about two hundred years after the English East India Company defeated the Muslim ruler of Bengal. Siraj-ud-daulah in 1757. But gradually, Bengal had been turned into a Muslim majority province.