A Bengali Hindu hailing from Chattogram comes to Kolkata just after his matriculation in 1948.. right 2 years after the Direct Action Day and Noakhali genocides. He came against the wishes of his family and extended family members.
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His family members thought that they were "safe" and the Noakhali was one time incident unlikely to repeat. He struggled, got himself a job and called his entire family to Kolkata. He started everything from scratch (like every other Hindu refugee).
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Seeing the constant brutal attacks on the Hindus of East Pakistan, the family by now realised that his son's decision to come to India was right. Had they not returned, their existence would've completely wiped out.
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The family came via the jungle route at night, hiding themselves from the Islamists. They were "guided" by muslim dalas who ensured them safety and made money from their plight. One of the most horrifying part of the journey was of a Hindu infant.
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The infant kept crying as the group moved together in the darkness of the night. After a couple of warning, the Dalal snatched the baby from the mother's arms and THREW him into the Padma river. The Hindu infant's voice was silenced forever. He never cried again.
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The family reached Kolkata and settled there but the "উদ্বাস্তু"/ Udbastu (refugee) tag stayed for a long time. Even the third generation has to bear the tag in a humiliating manner.
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The sister of the Bengali Hindu who was married and remained behind, lost her husband and son in the riots. One of her daughters was taken away by the Pakistan army as a war booty. She never saw her daughter again. She lost her senses and roamed the streets of Chattogram +
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+ begging & searching for her daughter. Her brother never stopped searching her. He used all his resources & connection from Kolkata & finally found his sister in 90s..after more than 40 yrs. He got her home to the family in Kolkata & she remained there till her last breath.
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Her sister got her family back (maternal side). She told about the atrocities to the third generation. She got her family but never regained normalcy. Till her last day, she slept with a knife or iron rod underneath her pillow...as if she was trying to protect herself and +
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her family (which she lost) from the attacks of islamists. This isn't a story but a horror that many Hindus esp. Bengali Hindus who faced the wrath of partition. There was a sharp decline in the TFR of Bengali Hindus because of these riots and genocides..
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Many many Bengali Hindu women never regained normalcy, they could no longer reproduce. The attacks by the muslims on Bengali Hindu women were not only physical but affected them mentally heavily. At the same time, muslim population increased tremendously because of the +
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rapes of the Bengali Hindu women and the babies they gave birth to..."rape babies." The popln. increase was due to the rape-pregnancy of Hindu women who were taken away as "war booty."
Many Hindus who took shelter in India whitewashed sufferings of own ppl by cooking +
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Many Hindus who took shelter in India whitewashed sufferings of own ppl by cooking +
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+ stories like how good muslims helped them cross the border. These subhumans kept quiet even when they had power & ruined current generation. Now it's our duty to tell our sufferings as it is.
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