Nashya Sheikhs of North Bengal in Historical Perspectives: A Study of Ethnicity & 95 Identity Dynamic
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2017-03
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Karatoya : North Bengal University journal of History
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Lama, Sudash
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University of North Bengal
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Md Nabiul Islam. (2017). Nashya Sheikhs of North Bengal in Historical Perspectives: A Study of Ethnicity & 95 Identity Dynamic. Karatoya : North Bengal University Journal of History, 10, 95–112. https://ir.nbu.ac.in/handle/123456789/3892
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Md Nabiul Islam
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Abstract
North Bengal comprises of Maida, North Dinajpur, South Dinajpur, Darjeeling,
Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, Alipurduar and Kalimpong districts. The residential
Muslim population is one of the most important indigenous people of this region and
all together as per census encompasses 25 percent of the total population in North
Bengal. In this context the Muslims are the most important minority religious group
in this region. They have been living in this region, even before their conversion to
Islam and a large portion of indigenous Hindu population converted to Islam in 15th
to J 8th century. This research paper deals with the Nashya Sheikh of North Bengal
with special reference to their ethnicity-and Identity dynamics.
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Nashya, Nasto, Gentiles, Bhabe Musalman, Rajbanshi Muslim
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10
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2229-4880
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95 - 112