D. R. Sen ‘Beggared And Outraged Humanity’. quoted in Kamra A. J. (2000). The prolonged partition and its pogroms : testimonies on violence against Hindus in East Bengal 1946-64. pp. 232
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The East Bengal Hindus have been reduced to the position of hostages and condemned to destitution and slavery. They are cursed people, living in an accursed country , with none to call them their own.
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The East Bengal Hindus have been reduced to the position of hostages and condemned to destitution and slavery. They are cursed people, living in an accursed country , with none to call them their own." in the context of "D. R. Sen ‘Beggared And Outraged Humanity’. quoted in Kamra A. J. (2000). The prolonged partition and its pogroms : testimonies on violence against Hindus in East Bengal 1946-64. pp. 232" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Bengalis
Bengalis (বাঙালি baŋgali), also rendered as Bangalee or the Bengali people, are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the Bengal region of South Asia. The native population is divided between the independent country Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam's Barak Valley. Most of them speak Bengali, a language from the Indo-Aryan language family.
About Bengalis
Bengalis (বাঙালি baŋgali), also rendered as Bangalee or the Bengali people, are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the Bengal region of South Asia. The native population is divided between the independent country Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam's Barak Valley. Most of them speak Bengali, a language from the Indo-Aryan language family.
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