An ‘infiltration’ of time? Hindu Chauvinism and Bangladeshi migration in/to Kolkata, India

In the context of the growth of Hindu chauvinism (Hindutva) in India, this article explores the ways Bengali middle-class caste-Hindus have become increasingly anti-Bangladeshi and, in particular, increasingly hostile to immigrants into India from Bangladesh. The aim is two-fold. First, to show that...

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Main Author: Gautam Ghosh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bucharest 2015-06-01
Series:Journal of Comparative Research in Anthropology and Sociology
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Online Access:http://compaso.eu/wpd/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Compaso2015-61-Ghosh.pdf