By Admin Publish Date: June 19, 2020
Noakhali to Kolkata
Anshu Sur was 4 years old at Partition——–They returned to Noakhali after the riots but it was a different place.——— Noakhali ——–>>>> Kolkata After moving to Kolkata in 1946, Anshu Sur’s life changed dramatically. His family, uprooted from their hometown in Bataitala, Noakhali, began a life of uncertainty and financial constraints in a new city. […]
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By Admin Publish Date: June 13, 2020
Hindus Fleeing Noakhali
A rare photograph of Bengali Hindus fleeing Noakhali (1946) in the dead of night. The photograph was taken by renowned Indian photographer Sunil Janah, who worked as an assistant to American photographer Margaret Bourke-White. Sunil Janah had travelled to Noakhali around November.
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