The Refugees and the Migrants of West Bengal

Author(s):  
Rizwana Shamshad

According to the Census of India in 2001, the majority of the Bangladeshi migrants in India reside in West Bengal. So far there has been no anti-Bangladeshi movement like in Assam or state government initiated deportation measures like in Delhi or in West Bengal. This chapter investigates why this is the case, and it explores the factors that did not encourage the people, and the state government of West Bengal, to make Bangladeshi migration an issue. The chapter contributes to the concept ‘Bengaliness’, which is shared by the Bengalis of West Bengal and Bangladesh. What comes out clearly from the West Bengal discourse on Bangladeshi migrants is the ethno-linguistic and historical affinity of Bengalis in general with the Bangladeshis. The chapter also brings out the subtle but powerful cultural marker of Ghoti–Bangal difference that exists between the Bengalis of East and West Bengali origin.

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 180-190
Author(s):  
Rajkumar Bind

This paper examines the development of modern vaccination programme of Cooch Behar state, a district of West Bengal of India during the nineteenth century. The study has critically analysed the modern vaccination system, which was the only preventive method against various diseases like small pox, cholera but due to neglect, superstation and religious obstacles the people of Cooch Behar state were not interested about modern vaccination. It also examines the sex wise and castes wise vaccinators of the state during the study period. The study will help us to growing conciseness about modern vaccination among the peoples of Cooch Behar district.   


2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 150
Author(s):  
Oman Sukmana

The domination of the state (government) and Corporate (PT LBI) in the oil and gas resource management lead Lapindo mudflow disaster that caused misery to the people. This study aims to assess the forms of domination and injustice by the state (government) and the corporation in the case of Lapindo mudflow disaster, and how Lapindo mudflow disaster victims negotiate (resist) against the state (government) and corporations in an effort to fight for their rights. This study used a qualitative approach with case study. Subjects and informantsresearch include: (1) Lapindo mudflow disaster victims; (2) group coordinator of Lapindo mudflow disaster victims; (3) Public figures Siring village, Tanggulangin, Renokenongo, Jabon, and Jatirejo, Porong district, Sidoarjo; (4) Representation of the corporation (PT. LBI); and (5) Representation of BPLS. The data collection process using the in-deepth interviews, observation, focus group discussions, and review documents. Stage processing and data analysis includes the coding process, memoing, and concept mapping. The results showed that the government (the state) and the corporation (PT LBI) action dominating the oil and gas resource management in the area of Porong district, Sidoarjo regency, East Java, resulting misery for the victims (people). Forms of injustice felt by residents Lapindo mudflow disaster victims not only related to the issue of compensation for land and building assets alone, but more than that, including various dimensions. Through a variety of collective action, such as demonstrations and negotiations, Lapindo mudflow disaster victims filed various charges, such as demands for payment of compensation for land and building assets destroyed.


Author(s):  
Nilendu Chatterjee ◽  
Soumyananda Dinda

The topic of growth and convergence is at the heart of a wide-ranging debate in the growth literature. The century long history of deprivation and backwardness of Jangalmahal area and four districts of it in the state of West Bengal—Purulia, Bankura, West Midnapore and parts of Birbhum—is also a well discussed issue. The dependency of the people on forest products to earn livelihoods is a natural phenomenon which, over the years, has resulted in considerable exploitation of forest resources. Through this chapter, we have made an attempt to see whether there exists any convergence, both absolute as well as conditional, in the total forest product of Jangalmahal and in the incomes earned from forest resources. We have seen the presence of Beta convergence, both conditional and absolute, in both tests of forest products as well as income from it. Sigma of forest income diverges instead of converge. Similar result is seen in case of timber.


2018 ◽  
pp. 99-112
Author(s):  
Bethany Lacina

This chapter examines movements for greater local autonomy in Darjeeling since India’s independence. Political leaders generally mobilize to demand autonomy during periods of heightened electoral competition. These movements tend to fade when electoral competition is low. When mass movements have won autonomous institutions for Darjeeling, movement leaders have used these institutions to repress local electoral competition. Without electoral pressure, incumbent leaders in Darjeeling are feckless in pressing autonomy demands. Both the national government in New Delhi and the West Bengal state government in Kolkata have encouraged the anti-democratic features of Darjeeling’s autonomous institutions as a means of maintaining stability. I make this case by showing the parallels in the careers of Deoprakash Rai, Subash Ghisingh, and Bimal Gurung. Each leader de-escalated demands for Darjeeling’s autonomy as his personal power consolidated.


Author(s):  
Williams Robert F

This chapter discusses the fact that state constitutions create a legislative branch that is substantially different from the federal Congress. Most importantly, state legislatures exercise reserved, plenary power subject only to limitations in the state or federal Constitutions. The federal Congress, by contrast, exercises enumerated, delegated power. In addition, the state legislatures are subject to a variety of limitations on the process of lawmaking that are contained in state constitutions. The chapter discusses the variety of approaches to judicial enforcement of these procedural limitations. Finally, in a number of states, the state legislature's lawmaking power is shared with the people, who can enact or defeat laws through direct democracy, or the initiative and referendum processes.


2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-37
Author(s):  
Anubhav Sengupta

In the last decade, India has witnessed a resurgence of Maoist movements. At the same time, the country’s polity has been rocked by various protests against displacement by local population. These protests have commonly been referred to as people’s movement. In some cases, both, Maoists and people’s movements have overlapped and thus raising the question about people’s agency and Maoists’ role in it. This essay posits the question: who is this people? The assumption is only by exploring the answer, questions pertaining to autonomy or agency can be answered. The essay takes the case of Lalgarh movement, West Bengal, where adivasis rose up against the state, police atrocities. Subsequently Maoists came into the picture. In exploring the debate, mentioned above in the context of Lalgarh, the essay studies a set of letters written to civil society, issued by an organization on behalf of adivasis. The essay finds that the issues of agency must be reconceptualised as subjectivity. Instead of finding a pure voice of adivasis, it is subjectivity as process that helps us to grasp politics of the people. The paper finally argues that the process of becoming people is congealing of adivasis as a political collective.


Humaniora ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 194
Author(s):  
Tukino Tukino

The goal of the article was to remind the state authorities in order to realize that Indonesia was set up aiming for the welfare of the people. Qualitative research was conducted. Data obtained from literature studies and field observations. The analytical method used was descriptive analysis. The results indicate that Indonesia are often far from people's expectations. Authorities, especially of late just thinking about state power without thinking about the lives of the people in general. Indeed, attention to the people of Indonesia by a regime that ever existed up and down sometimes. However, in recent times with the number of cases that exist in the country of Indonesia plus the slogan 'the autopilot' illustrates that the country further and further away from the people themselves. Therefore, the need for Indonesia to return the State Government to be more focused on the welfare of the people widely in the framework towards the welfare state because that is true the goals of Indonesia country was built.  


2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-66
Author(s):  
Nilanjan Ray ◽  
Dillip Kumar Das

Tourism is one of the fastest growing industry in World in general and India in particular. This present study tried to focuses on how the quality of life of people will improve through tourism development in Kamarpukur, West Bengal. Tourism has always acts as a catalyst to develop local economy, improve socio-cultural changes and life style of the people residing in and around different tourist locations. This current study also focuses on how empowerment of women as well as quality of life can be changed through rural tourism development in Kamarpukur in particular and West Bengal in general. The main purpose of this study is to find out different purposes of visit to this destination and to explore the reasons for which tourism development in Kamarpukur has created tremendous impact on local economy, life style and socio-cultural changes among the rural people. This paper mainly emphasized on tourism and its impact on role of women in promoting rural economy in the state of West Bengal with special emphasis on Pallimangal of Kamarpukur. There is always a wide scope for the women empowerment through tourism development in West Bengal. However, the state government including private agencies, NGOs, Self-Help Groups, should come forward to encourage and facilitate women in tourism related activities who are considered to be the backbone for improving the West Bengal economy.


2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-134
Author(s):  
Fathoni Fathoni

ABSTRACT  Indonesia is a sovereign state. The word here is not only sovereign denotatively meaning that the state government does not have power under the jurisdiction of another country. State government meant for the welfare of the people. When it is associated with free competition among countries, it can be more about the role of the state in protecting its citizens in order to avoid what is, according to Hobbes as "homo homini lupus". This is the challenge of the welfare state, which the state must not fail to welfare. The existence of cases of state failure to provide protection for its citizens, especially in free trade has become a scourge for the people. People who are not able to compete in free trade, in the end just be a spectator and does not play a role in the AEC 2015. State efforts to protect the people by improving competitiveness, increasing export volume, prioritizing the use of domestic goods / services. In the area of regulation, needs to set rules on security measures and monitoring domestic products to circulate goods and services, as well as by applying Early Warning System against the possibility of import surges.  Keywords: sovereign, state welfare, competitiveness, AEC 2015 ABSTRAKIndonesia adalah negara yang berdaulat. Kata berdaulat disini tidak saja bermakna denotatif bahwa negara memiliki kekuasaan pemerintahan yang tidak tunduk pada kekuasaan negara lain. Penyelenggaraan negara dimaksudkan untuk mewujudkan kesejahteraan rakyat. Bila dikaitkan dengan persaingan dengan negara lain, maka dapat ditarik lagi tentang peran negara dalam melindungi warganya agar tidak terjadi apa yang menurut Hobbes sebagai “homo homini lupus”. Inilah tantangan negara kesejahteraan tersebut, dimana negara tidak boleh gagal. Adanya kasus-kasus tentang gagalnya negara dalam memberikan perlindungan bagi warganya, terutama dalam perdagangan bebas telah menjadi momok bagi rakyat. Rakyat yang tidak mampu bersaing dalam perdagangan bebas, pada akhirnya hanya menjadi penonton dan tidak memainkan peranan dalam MEA 2015.Upaya negara dalam melindungi rakyat antara lain dengan meningkatkan daya saing, meningkatkan volume ekspor, mengutamakan penggunaan barang/ jasa dalam negeri. Di bidang regulasi, perlu ditetapkan peraturan tentang tindakan pengamanan produk dalam negeri dan pengawasan terhadap barang beredar dan jasa, serta dengan menerapkan Early Warning System terhadap kemungkinan terjadinya lonjakan impor. Kata kunci: berdaulat, negara kesejahteraan, daya saing, MEA 2015


2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (24) ◽  
pp. 144-176
Author(s):  
Junaidi Awang Besar

Malacca is a state that has a mix of voters of 58 percent of voters are ethnic Malays. Malay voters in the state known for its rigid and fanatical supporters of UMNO makes the majority of Malays in the country contributed to a major victory for the BN/UMNO in the general election. The state is known for its legendary Hang Tuah with the slogan "Tak Melayu Hilang Di Dunia" has loyal voters who support UMNO is also a sacred Malay party since before independence. But since the 2008 general election, Chinese voters who originally also supported BN have turned to DAP and other opposition component parties. Urban areas and the majority of ethnic Chinese voters continue to be dominated by DAP and its allied opposition parties. The culmination of the 14th General Election (GE), 2018, finally the state fell to the opposition party pact, Pakatan Harapan (PH) with a slim majority with 15 DUNs won by PH compared to 13 DUNs controlled by BN. Therefore, the purpose of writing this article is to analyze the State of Melaka in Malaysian geopolitics in the pre-GE-14, GE-14, and post-GE-14. Based on the analysis of GE 2018 results data, field observations and analysis of secondary sources such as journal articles and conference papers, the findings show that PH's success in capturing the Melaka from BN is an amazing event and beyond the expectations of all parties. However, the political change was due to national issues and the determination to bring down BN by voters, especially the young or first-time voters. Although PH managed to capture the Melaka PH only won with a slim majority of only 2 DUNs. PH win in urban areas and the majority of ethnic Chinese and the BN/UMNO continues to excel in the rural areas and the majority ethnic Malays. Then when BERSATU left PH and formed the National Alliance (PN) together with BN/UMNO, PAS, GPS, and GBS which controlled the Federal Government in March 2020 then the Melaka State Government also fell from PH to PN led by BN as a result of the party jump by two BERSATU assemblymen, one PKR assemblyman and one DAP assemblyman made PN controls 17 DUN seats while PH only has 11 DUN seats left. Such is the science of politics, nothing is impossible and politics itself is dynamic, artistic, and sometimes difficult to anticipate. Therefore, all parties must accept the political decision of the people of Melaka and give the opportunity to the leadership of the State Government to carry out their responsibilities as rulers in this state to implement the manifesto or 'commitment' during the five years of their rule in this historic state.


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