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Social Trends is an interdisciplinary refereed journal, published annually by the Department of Sociology, North Bengal University. All rights reserved. No part of the articles, excepting brief quotations in scholarly works, can be published/reproduced, without the written permission of the editor.

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Author: search.filters.author.Saha, AnjanStart date: 2023

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    Biological Science under a Totalitarian Regime: The Case of the Third Reich
    (University of North Bengal, 2025) Saha, Anjan
    The pursuit of scientific knowledge and discovery is often presumed to be a neutral and apolitical endeavour. However, the darker chapters of History reveal a more complex reality. Under the Third Reich of Hitler, the biological scientists were co-opted to serve the sinister goals of the Nazi State. Scientists and Researchers, often driven by ambition and Nationalism, became complicit in the perpetuation of heinous crimes against humanity. This essay delves into the chilling tale of how biological science was perverted to justify the atrocities of the Third Reich, serving as a stark reminder of the dangers of science unhinged from ethics, morality and humanity.
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    Escaping the Revolution: Interpreting French Migration after 1789
    (University of North Bengal, 31-03-2023) Saha, Anjan
    French Revolution of 1789 is regarded to be an epoch making event – a watershed in history with ample justification. However, the incident triggered a massive wave of political migration. Émigré (French for emigrant) from all levels of French society dispersed throughout Europe in the 1790s. Politically speaking, these ‘enemies’ of the Revolution belonging overwhelmingly to the Aristocracy and Clergy, attempted to mobilize their host societies against the Revolution, which grew increasingly radical as it spilled across French boundaries. The response of the Revolutionary France was swift and brutal, as the emigres were stripped of their titles, property, rights and promised an immediate visit to guillotine should they dared to return. At the same time they became agents in a multifaceted process of cultural transfer, as part of their attempt to earn their livelihood in exile. They had demonstrated that there were alternatives to the revolutionary process outside of France, before most of them returned to their motherland under Napoleon Bonaparte.