Silent Departure: A Study of Contemporary Tribal Predicament in Bengal-Duars, 8181750713

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Silent Departure: A Study of Contemporary Tribal Predicament in Bengal-Duars

Krishnopriyo Bhattacharya (Author)

Synopsis

Silent Departure : a study of contemporary tribal predicament in Bengal-Duars deals with the predicament of tribal peasants of the most interesting region of West Bengal tribal galaxy, 'Bengal-Duars'. The central focus of the book is to address tribal issues relevant to the socio-economic development on the basis of field survey. While analyzing socio-economic achievements of the people, it brings vivid intra-society comparative studies in respect of community, class, village-setting etc. The book, through its wide ranging micro-level primary data, portray marginalization of the tribals, even in a slowly-urbanising region like sub-Himalayan Bengal.

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Krishnopriyo Bhattacharya

Krishnopriyo Bhattacharya has been studying the tribal affairs of North Bengal for more than three decades. He grew up in Kamakshyaguri and Alipurduar and, after getting his B.Com degree from the University of North Bengal in 1980, he joined the West Bengal Government’s Backward Classes Welfare Department in the Duars as an Inspector and later shifted to Siliguri. He is a keen photographer and has visited most of the tribal communities of Bengal. Krishnopriyo’s published works include two multilingual lexicons on scriptless tribal speeches in Bengali and the International Phonetic Alphabet; an intensive field study on the tribal predicament of the Bengal-Duars; a sociological study of the contemporary life-struggle of two indigenous communities of North Bengal; a work on tribal ethno-photography, among others. He has also worked as the Duars correspondent of the Kolkata-based dailies, Aajkaal and The Telegraph.

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