1946 Resources

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Noakhali Riots

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Est. 1947 · Bengal✺A Bilingual Archive

Reference

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Reference Sources · Encyclopedia and Archive Reference

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A focused reference on the Calcutta killings that followed Direct Action Day and their impact on Hindu-Muslim relations.

Reference Sources · Encyclopedia and Archive Reference

Secondary

A concise overview of the 16 August 1946 protests, the Calcutta riots, and the event's wider significance in partition-era politics.

Reference Sources · Encyclopedia and Archive Reference

Secondary

A Bengal-centered reference entry on the politics, contradictions, and communal dynamics that produced partition.

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Cultural and Literary Resources · Literature and Cultural Texts

Secondary

A narrative history focused on the political breakdown, communal escalation, and human cost surrounding partition.

Cultural and Literary Resources · Literature and Cultural Texts

Secondary

A clear historical overview of how British withdrawal, elite negotiation, and mass violence produced partition in 1947.