Swapnabhumi / The Promised Land

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Tanvir Mokammel

A documentary on the Urdu-speaking/Bihari stranded communities, connecting 1947 migration, 1971 conflict, and long-term statelessness.

Est. 1947 · Bengal✺A Bilingual Archive

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1947

Partition and Eastern Bengal

In 1947, British India was divided into India and Pakistan, and Bengal itself was split into West Bengal and East Bengal. This chapter traces how rushed borders, communal politics, and mass displacement reshaped the region and set the stage for later struggles over language, autonomy, and identity.

1971

Liberation War

The 1971 Liberation War was the final resistance of the people of East Pakistan against long-standing political, economic, and cultural discrimination. After the denial of the people's mandate in the 1970 election and the military crackdown of 25 March, this struggle transformed into an armed war of liberation that led to the birth of independent Bangladesh.

Swapnabhumi / The Promised Land

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Partition and Eastern Bengal

Liberation War