Bengali Hindu diaspora
The Bengali Hindu diaspora is the worldwide population of the
History
In the modern era, the migration of the Bengali Hindus began during the
Indian diaspora
Assam
The
Source/claimed by | Population |
---|---|
Claimed by Assam marriage board.[3] | 3,000,000 |
Confusion, hope run high among Assam's Hindu Bengalis.[4] | 5,000,000 |
Claimed KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi.[5] | 10,000,000 |
Claimed AASU chief adviser Samujjal Bhattacharya.[5] | 7,000,000-7,200,000 |
BJP government estimation.[6] | 6,000,000 |
2016 Assam election assembly results.[7] | 6,000,000 |
Claimed by NDTV[8] | 5,620,000 |
Claimed by Assam Bengali Hindu organization (ABHO).[2][9] | 6,500,000-7,200,000 |
Claimed by The All Assam Bengali Hindu Association (AABHA)[10] | 7,802,000 |
Claimed by Times of India[11] | 7,500,000 |
Claimed by Daily O News[12] | 7,000,000 |
Claimed by The Wire[13] | 5,900,000-7,500,000 |
Claimed by The News Web [8] | 7,500,000 |
Claimed by The Hindu [14] | 7,801,250 |
Tripura
The non-tribal population of Tripura, the mostly Bengali-speaking Hindus and Muslims, constitute more than two-thirds of the state's population. The resident and the migrant Bengali population benefitted from the culture and language of the royal house of Tripura thanks to embracement of Hinduism and adoption of Bengali as the state language by the Maharajahs of Tripura much before Indian independence.[15] After the Partition of India and Tripura's accession to the Dominion of India, thousands of Bengali Hindus from eastern Bengal took refuge in Tripura. The influx of the Bengali Hindus increased during the Bangladesh Liberation War, when of Bengali Hindus were massacred in Bangladesh by the Pakistani occupation army. At present there are around 2.2 million Bengali Hindus in Tripura, making them the largest ethnic group in the state, constituting over 60% of the total population.[16]
Worldwide diaspora
Europe
The Bengali Hindus started migrating into the United Kingdom from the colonial times. However, the majority of the immigrants settled in the UK in the latter half of the 20th century mostly with white collar jobs. The exact population of the Bengali Hindus are not maintained in the census records. Project Joshua estimates the Bengali Hindu population of Bangladeshi origin to be around 33,900.[17] It is estimated that in there are more than 30,000 Bengali Hindus in the Greater London area.[18]
In Italy, the Bengali Hindus celebrate Durga Puja in Bologna, Brescia, Rome and Milan. There are around 150 Bengali Hindu families in Paris.[19] The Bengali Hindus began to migrate to Germany in the 1950s and the 1960s.[20]
Notable Bengali Hindus in Europe include British Communist leader
North America
According to the Canadian Encyclopedia the Bengali Hindus began to arrive in Canada as professionals in the 1960s.[21] However, other scholars have put the date in the 1970s.[22] In 1991, there were an estimated 2,000 Bengali Hindus living in Canada, mainly from India.[23] However, after the IT boom in the late 1990s, more and more professionals began to settle in Canada. According to the 2006 census, there are 12,130 Bengali Hindus in Canada.[24] The Bengali Hindus are mostly concentrated in the cities of Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver and Halifax.
The earliest Bengali Hindus in the
Asia
The Bengali Hindu diaspora in
Bengali Hindus settled in present-day Myanmar, Singapore and Malaysia since the beginning of the 20th century. A small community of Bengali Hindus numbering around 1,600 live in Thailand. The annual Durga Puja festival is celebrated in Bangkok.
See also
- States of India by Bengali speakers
- East Bengali refugees
- Hindu diaspora
- Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin
- Bangladeshi diaspora
- Bengali Hindus in Myanmar
References
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- ^ "Assam board suggests cash incentive to Bengali Hindus marrying Assamese Hindus". Hindustan Times. 18 February 2020.
- ^ "Confusion, hope run high among Assam's Hindu Bengalis". Deccan Herald. 17 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Citizenship Amendment Act: BJP chasing ghosts in Assam; Census data shows number of Hindu immigrants may have been exaggerated". Firstpost. 18 December 2019.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: BJP Govt plans to evict 70 lakh Muslims, 60 lakh Bengali Hindus through its Land Policy (2019) in Assam". 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Assam Assembly Elections 2016: Assamese are minority, Muslims are largest electoral group in this poll battle!". 8 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Bengali speaking voters may prove crucial in the second phase of Assam poll - the News Web".
- ^ "Hindu Bengali youth body flays 'government neglect'". The Sentinel. Guwahati. 2 January 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
- ^ "Hindu Bengalis want member in Clause 6 panel of Assam Accord".
- ^ "Over 1 crore Bengali refugees living outside Bengal | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Citizenship Amendment Bill — What is it the Assamese fear the most".
- ^ "Assam on the Boil Again, this Time over Hindu Migrants from Bangladesh".
- ^ "Former officers' plea to respect diversity of Barak Valley". The Hindu. 28 August 2019.
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- ^ "BJP eyes 2.2 m Bengali Hindus in Tripura quest". The Pioneer. 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Bengali, Bangla-Bhasa of United Kingdom". Joshua Project. U.S. Center for World Mission. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "What Are London Kalibari's Aims for the Future?". London Kalibari. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ Nayar, Ranvir (23 October 2001). "Durga Puja festivities kicked off in Paris". Rediff.com. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ Goel, Urmila (October 2007). "Indian Religions in Germany" (PDF). Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ Goa, David J.; Coward, Harold G. "Hinduism". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
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- ^ Buchignani, Norman. "South Asians". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Foundation. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ "Ethnic Origin (247), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census – 20% Sample Data". Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
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- ^ "Bengali of United States". Joshua Project. U.S. Center for World Mission. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ Terrazas, Aaron (July 2008). "Indian Immigrants in the United States". Migration Policy Institute. Retrieved 9 June 2013.