STRATEGIC ANALYSIS

Histories and Memories of the Liberation War: Saranarthis in Tripura

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  • November 2021
    Volume: 
    45
    Issue: 
    6
    Articles

    In the twentieth century, South Asia experienced mass migrations of millions of insecure homeless people twice: it witnessed the Partition-refugees from 1947 and saranarthis during the liberation war of 1971. The Indian State treated the first category as ‘citizen-refugees’, whereas the saranarthis were like temporary shelter-seekers. Among the Northeastern states, Tripura played the most crucial role in providing them with all essential supports. Taken as a case study, this article tries to locate the inner dynamics behind the apparent absorption process in Tripura and it aims to argue that the experience was complex and two-fold in nature for both the communities.

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