Why do you guys so fixated about Brahmins converting to Islam. Do you believe Brahmin converts are racially superior than lower caste converts! It looks like you do!
It's highly unlikely that Brahmins converted in any large scale in Bengal, there was no political or social benefit for them to...
1. That was a joke.
2. There are Olympic medalists from Bengal - Leander Paes, Leslie Claudius.
3. There are celebrated athletes like Chuni Goswami who captained Indian football team which won gold in Asian Games beating teams like South Korea, Japan. And then there was Ganguly.
I think Chuni...
The idea that majority of East Bengal population were Buddhists and they converted is very simplistic and unconvincing, considering Buddhism flourished in what is now West Bengal/Bihar border and all major monasteries were located as such - but no such phenomenon had been observed in West...
What about Lyangcha hubs, fuchka pith, alukabli tirtha! You cant just strike those off! :lol:
Whoever could swime, jump and run already left the country, so olympic medal is far fetched!
Interesting article Roy, I need to reaserch a bit before replying in detail.
However it's safe to say most if not all political leaders based on Delhi didn't have any synpathy towards Bengali Hindu refugees and unlike Panjabis, we had to endure a lot of hardship and didn't recieve any support...
Most of the people in rural East Bengal followed folk religions which are loosely clubbed as Hinduism. Their attachment towards mainstream Hinduism was very thin because of the tyranny of the remoteness so it was easier for them to convert to Islam.
Tripura which is even more eastern side...
I dont care about 'nationalists', but unfortunately lot of Bengalis are falling for these propaganda and instead of addressing the real issue which is lack of law and order in the state, repeating 'hindus in danger' bullshit ad infinitum!
Well we are known for our lucid way of writing Bengali...