International Journal of Research in Social Sciences
Year : 2016, Volume : 6, Issue : 11
First page : ( 54) Last page : ( 81)
Online ISSN : 2249-2496.

Voice of the Indigenous: Perspective of North Bengal

Dr. Sutradha Kartik Chandra

Online published on 24 April, 2018.

Abstract

Since the attainment of independence of India in 1947 lot of discontents and grievances were being accumulated among the indigenous people of North Bengal, particularly, the people of Northern portion. As a result of the reformative measures taken by the British the socio-economic and cultural pattern of the people of North Bengal were being changed rapidly. Huge number of people of different castes, religion and classes immigrated in the region. These immigrated people including the English people dominated on the illiterate and simple minded indigenous people capturing the economy of this region. Culturally the immigrated people, particularly the Varnahindus or the people of “Sanscritic culture” and the people belonged to Western culture dominated and extended their culture on the indigenous people. Needless to say, as a result of the immigration and their activities the indigenous people of the district were deprived and oppressed in different ways. It is relevant to mention here that in spite of attaining the independence on the 15th August, 1947 after age-long struggle by the Indians, the oppressions and depressions of the peasants, workers that were lower class or depressed class people could have not been ended at all. They were affected socially, economically and culturally as a result they protested against all sorts of deprivations and negligence in time to time organizing and conducting socio-political movements such as Uttarakhand-UTJUS, Kamtapur movement and Greater Cooch Behar movement etc. which has hampered peace and integrity of North Bengal.

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Keywords

North Bengal, Indigenous people, Kamtapur movement, Greater Cooch Behar.

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