The myth of the Assamese Bangladeshi

The myth of the Assamese Bangladeshi

What's behind the unrelenting myth that Assam is overrun by Bangladeshi migrants?

Anindita Dasgupta teaches at the School of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Taylor's University, Malaysia.

"There is no doubt, of course, that those displaced persons who have come to settle in India are bound to have their citizenship. If the law is inadequate in this respect, the law should be changed."

– Jawaharlal Nehru in 'Refugees and Other Problems', Jawaharlal Nehru's Speeches, Vol 2

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