{"product_id":"0cho46q3j1fk","title":"Prantik Manob by Prafulla Kumar Chakraborty [Hardcover]","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"b5735af7-3626-40c0-b9d4-84e5569ed78b\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-5\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrantik Manab\u003c\/strong\u003e is a comprehensive historical account of the refugees from East Pakistan and their impact on West Bengal’s politics. For the first time, through an extensive study of \u003cem\u003e“the most painful migration in history,”\u003c\/em\u003e Professor Chakraborty documents the saga of millions of displaced people forced to migrate from East Pakistan, their constant search for settlement, and the hardships they endured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmidst the horrors of displacement, this book narrates how these refugees, despite immense suffering, exhibited resilience, courage, and creativity, ultimately forging a new collective life. By occupying abandoned wastelands, they established their place in West Bengal. This act of defying traditional property laws introduced a new political element in the state—\u003cem\u003erefugee power\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author examines how the establishment of squatter colonies and the rise of the \u003cstrong\u003eUnited Central Refugee Council (UCRC)\u003c\/strong\u003e as the primary refugee organization represented a progressive, change-seeking society in contrast to West Bengal’s conservative, compromise-driven mainstream politics. He argues that the foundation of all leftist movements in the state was laid by the structure of this refugee organization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA stark testament to government neglect was the existence of nearly a thousand refugee colonies. By the 1960s, these colonies were filled with starving and neglected children, who, growing up in inhuman conditions, emerged as a new generation in the 1970s—a generation the author identifies as the \u003cem\u003ePrantik Manab\u003c\/em\u003e or the \u003cem\u003emarginalized people.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Deep Prakashan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48327892566266,"sku":"0CHO46Q3J1FK","price":365.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/0473\/5226\/files\/0CHO46Q3J1FK_1.jpg?v=1738743198","url":"https:\/\/versoz.co.in\/products\/0cho46q3j1fk","provider":"VERSOZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}