In the name of a nation: The Bengali migrant worker and Indian citizenship
As thousands of Bengali-speaking migrants across some of India’s States are questioned on their citizenship, detained, or pushed into Bangladesh, a wave of fear has brought them back to West Bengal. Shiv Sahay Singh explores the reasons for the migration, as the controversy opens up the debate about Bengali identity. Political parties use the crisis as a plank for the Assembly elections in 2026
As thousands of Bengali-speaking migrants across some of India’s States are questioned on their citizenship, detained, or pushed into Bangladesh, a wave of fear has brought them back to West Bengal. Shiv Sahay Singh explores the reasons for the migration, as the controversy opens up the debate about Bengali identity. Political parties use the crisis as a plank for the Assembly elections in 2026
