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Indeed I do
It has evolved a long way.
I never thought i will find any D&D fan in Bangladesh. Which campaign you like most? Have you read any D&D novels?
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Indeed I do
It has evolved a long way.
@asad71 : Sir aap kuch nahin kahein geiii ?
I never thought i will find any D&D fan in Bangladesh. Which campaign you like most? Have you read any D&D novels?
1. How Indian Benglees feel themselves is well chronicled by Ranjit Roy in his The Agony of West Bengal. Roy was a very senior journalist having worked in top positions in The Anandabazar Patrika,Hindustan Standard, Jugantar, The Statesman. Associated Press of India and Reuters.Pashchimbangla is truly Indian Occupied Bengal (IOB). Except for the family from Barisal, E Bengal who were making Duckback goods, there is no Bengalee having made it good in commerce and industry. Dr Chatterjee of Chatterjee International Center was coming up till he got roped into the Calcutta Metro. Eventually he had to commit suicide.
2. Nehru used to dislike Bengal and Bengalees. He had proposed amalgamating IOB with Bihar. However, the powerful CM Dr Sen was able to thwart this. The reality of IOB now is that culturally it has been overtaken by the Hindi elements. In the elite / affluent parts of any city or town in IOB people speak Hindi. In fact IOB now has four languages - English, Hindi, Urdu and Bengali.
3. In 1971 the spontaneous support we had received was limited to IOB and Bengalee dominated Tripura. All our refugee camps were located in these states as others were not so inviting. The major political pressure on Indira to help us was from IOB. There is no doubt that IOB felt that after BD was independent the next natural step would be for IOB to unite with BD.
4. To thank the people of IOB Sheikh had visited Calcutta after returning home. The gathering to hear him at the Maidan has been the largest ever. Indira was alarmed to see his popularity which was giving rise to Bengalee nationalism afresh. Already most houses in IOB carried portraits of Sheikh displayed like a deity. Cabs carried a little portrait of Sheikh with a little light underneath as if he was a saint. The common man in IOB used to feel that Sheikh was working at the direction of Netaji Subash who was living in a Himalayan cave.
5. No wonder that India withdrew its security coverage over Sheikh when the CIA coup was mounted. The personal security and the security of the govt till then was the responsibility of India.
6. Bengalees in IOB are a unhappy lot. The elite or affluent well to do mostly relocate elsewhere in India. As such there are huge Bengalee colonies in all major cities. Others migrate to the West. Given an opportunity IOB would secede from India and come to some sort of union with BD. However, historically IOB people, who are mostly low cast Hindus, have been a timid lot not fond of adventure. With pressure mounting from non-Bengalee cultures this may change. And the Muslims in IOB are fast emerging as a powerful lot with their demographic ascendency.
For them, history of Bangladesh starts from 1971. Not before that, and it is that which is very crucial to know about. No Jinnah, no East Pakistan, and no Bangladesh.
Hell, they don't even know much post 71'
To answer your question:
There, I broadened your horizons
Though it's the 1st time I'm hearing this fact, probably the reason behind this is the indices (life expectancy, HDI etc. ) where both Pakistan and india lag behind BD. So, who relates sub continent to only india and Pakistan thinks that these two are currently band of brothers polishing rifles all the day pointing to each other standing behind BD...why to include BD with these lower standard?
They get surprised by our spending nature.
(I have no proof, go Kolkata, spend a lot and enjoy their surprise)
Pala Empire that Ruled India from Gaur... Together we Bengalis are Mighty in South Asia
The amount of garbage you guys can spill out is just mind boggling. There are places in Calcutta you won't afford to step in.
tagore is a rockstar in this part of the world, only jamaatis dislike him. We consider him better than willy shakespeare
No, views of few members like Al Zakir or something and few members. Even i was shocked at their views.
I'm more of a Sorotchandro and Bankim fan, but then again, most of my novels collection is related with economic crisis and policies, while i'm pursuing a career in Nanoelectronics and Quantum electronics.
Your hdi is 0.5, even Bihar has higher hdi than you, both west Bengal and Tripura have hdi over 6.5.