Deep Halder reveals the horrific truth about the 1979 Marichjhapi massacre where thousands of East Bengali refugees were systematically murdered by West Bengal's left-front government. Discover how this genocide was deliberately erased from history and learn the shocking details of state-sponsored violence against lower-caste Hindu refugees. Deep Halder, senior journalist and author, spent five years documenting survivor testimonies while exposing the devastating hypocrisy of India's political left. Essential viewing for anyone seeking to understand suppressed Indian history and the true cost of political betrayal.
Key Points:
Systematic massacre of 5,000-10,000 refugees documented through oral testimonies
Left-wing government's betrayal of refugee rehabilitation promises
Media suppression and historical erasure tactics exposed
Survivor accounts from multiple states reveal organized state violence
Coalition politics and vote bank calculations behind genocide
Concepts explored: Marichjhapi massacre, East Bengali refugees, left-wing hypocrisy, historical suppression, state violence, caste discrimination, oral history, political betrayal, refugee rights, Sundarbans settlements
Blood Island: An Oral History of the Marichjhapi Massacre is the story of our forgotten history. It is the story of the stateless clashing with the state. And the devastation thereafter. It may remind the listener of the Jallianwala Bagh killings. Except that this one, despite taking place in independent India, was never investigated. Not even shoddily. No one, therefore, knows how many people died in those 72 hours of savagery, organised and orchestrated by the state government of the day.
Though the official figure says less than 10 people died, locals and survivors put the number as high as 10,000. And those who escaped the bullets were forced to leave for what was “more like a concentration camp or a prison”, as Amitava Ghosh writes in The Hungry Tide. Thousands more perished in transit and at these camps.
About the Speaker: -
Deep Halder has been a journalist for nearly two decades, writing on issues of development at the intersection of religion, caste and politics. Currently he is Executive Editor with the India Today Group. He received the Best Journalist (Editor) Award at the 8th Newsmakers’ Achievers Awards 2017 by Afternoon Voice in Mumbai. Blood Island: An Oral History of the Marichjhapi Massacre is his first book.
Topics Covered:
00:00:00: Introduction - The Forgotten Massacre of 1979 and Media Suppression
00:02:03: Historical Context - Partition, East Pakistani Refugees, and Dandakaranya Settlements
00:07:40: Political Betrayal - Left Front's Broken Promises to Bengali Refugees
00:09:29: Island Settlement - Refugee Self-Reliance and Government Alarm
00:11:32: The Massacre Begins - Police Violence, Rape, Murder, and Media Blackout
00:15:25: Personal Connection - Author's Childhood Memory and Research Journey
00:22:08: Survivor Testimonies - Documenting Oral History Across Multiple States
00:23:19: Political Analysis - Caste Bias vs Coalition Politics Behind Violence
00:29:10: Government Records - Lack of Official Documentation and Cover-up Evidence
00:33:36: Historical Parallels - Comparing Refugee Treatment and Political Narratives
00:41:20: Contemporary Relevance - Media Bias, Political Positioning, and Historical Truth
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