Education, Training and Refugee Rehabilitation in Post-partition West Bengal

The article studies the role of education and training in the rehabilitation of Hindu refugees in post-partition West Bengal. It shows how class, caste, and gender inflected the schemes of school education and training, the assumptions of government proposals and the belief of the bhadraloks. School...

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Published in:Economic and political weekly 2018-01, Vol.53 (4), p.58-65
Main Author: SENGUPTA, KAUSTUBH MANI
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Camps
Colonies & territories
Committees
Displaced persons
Education
Employment
Five year plans
Gender identity
NATION-MAKING IN PARTITIONED INDIA
Refugees
Rehabilitation
Schools
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Summary:The article studies the role of education and training in the rehabilitation of Hindu refugees in post-partition West Bengal. It shows how class, caste, and gender inflected the schemes of school education and training, the assumptions of government proposals and the belief of the bhadraloks. Schools occupied an important position in the refugee squatter colonies set up by the early migrants. On the other hand, for the subaltern refugees, depending solely on government help, schemes of agricultural and vocational training were deemed fitter, as that would help in economic rehabilitation faster. For the state, these refugees needed to contribute to the larger development projects of the period and become a labouring contributor to the society. These different experiences underline the ways through which social and cultural assumptions get reproduced even during extreme moments of crises.
ISSN:0012-9976
2349-8846