Episode 18: Displaced Roots by Partha Pratim Paul

After independence, a political line was drawn to divide Bengal province. Overnight, the earth was changed for the people who had been living there. Massive displacement of the population started, and it didn't stop even after two decades.  NARENDRA's birthplace fights against their own foreign rulers to protect their language and identity. The revolution was based on language and was known as ‘Bhasha Andolan’. At the age of only fifteen years, he displaces from his roots and crosses the border, having no choice other than to leave his homeland and father alone. Podcast by: Soudia Parveen