[Reader-list] "Stranded Pakistanis" in Bangladesh

[Lalit Ambardar]

Very sad. This should open the eyes of those who are instigated to raise Pakistani flags & chant 'azadi -bara -e- Islam' slogan  in Srinagar.
Regards all
LA



> Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:35:07 +0600> From: naeem.mohaiemen at gmail.com> To: reader-list at sarai.net> Subject: [Reader-list] "Stranded Pakistanis" in Bangladesh> > For more on the "Stranded Pakistani" community of Bangladesh, read> Hana Shams' cover story on Biharis:> > http://hanashams.wordpress.com/2008/02/29/bihari/> > This cover story was cited in the court proceedings this year that led> to the landmark decision finally giving "Stranded Pakistanis"> Bangladeshi citizenship.> > > Jawaharlal Nehru University> > Tanvir Mokammel> > Swapnabhumi> > (The Promised Land)> >> > A Documentary on the Urdu-speaking community of Bangladesh - also known> > as "stranded Pakistanis" or "Biharis" - who live in a situation of> > "statelessness" in Bangladesh. The film goes back to the painful> > partition of India in 1947 and the ensuing mass migration of peoples.> _________________________________________> reader-list: an open discussion list on media and the city.> Critiques & Collaborations> To subscribe: send an email to reader-list-request at sarai.net with subscribe in the subject header.> To unsubscribe: https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/reader-list > List archive: <https://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/reader-list/>
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