International Journal of Research in Social Sciences
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 12

Preview of Assam Accord and updates of NRC: An Implication on the Demographic Transformation of Dhubri district of Assam, India caused by the Illegal Immigration from Bangladesh

  • Author:
  • Rinkumoni Keot1, Pralhad Gangaram. Jogdand2
  • Total Page Count: 24
  • Page Number: 768 to 791

1Research Scholar, Department of Sociology, University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari, Santacruz-East, Mumbai, India

2Professor (Rtd), Former Head of the, Department of Sociology, University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari, Santacruz-East, Mumbai, India

Online published on 2 September, 2019.

Abstract

Since time immemorial, migration of Human beings across the globe has been accepted with logical rights and as a need-based phenomenon irrespective of National and International laws of the land. However, migration when illegal, possess a threat leading to violence, turbulence and intolerance in the society. In similar lines, a logical and lawful study of unrest Assam on the socio-economic, political, cultural and demographic front due to illegal immigrants needs to be intensified maintaining chronological events specifically in a Post Assam movement period (1979–1985). Due to the silent invasion of Bangladeshis into Assam since the second half of the 19th century, the indigenous people of Assam face a strong feeling of insecurity on the demographic and socio-economic front. The present work is dealt with an analytical approach of Assam Accord, on illegal immigration from Bangladesh into Indian Territory and its impacts on the socio-economic scene, demographic transformation and on illegal trade in the Dhubri district of Assam.

Keywords

Assam Accord, Dhubri district, Demographic transformation, Illegal immigrants