My mother's family are from Kushtia - part of Hindu majority Nadia district of Bengal. However, it fell on the wrong side of a river that was ruled as the border. They would linger for years in East Pakistan till religious persecution finally forced them seek refuge in India 1/n
My mother's grand-father Mohini Mohan Chakravarti had set up a textile mill as far of the 1905 Swadeshi movement. By 1947, it was one of the largest mills in India. It is now "enemy property" 2/n
An uncle revisited the place just after it was liberated in 1971. Their bungalows were full bodies of those tortured to death by the Pak army. We must never forget 3/n
#PartitionHorrorRemembranceDay
#PartitionHorrorRemembranceDay
Here is the advert announcing Mohini Mills IPO/Public offer in 1919.
(as an aside, the Bengali reputation of being poor at business is very recent. Bengalis were famed for their business acumen from ancient times to early 20th century)
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(as an aside, the Bengali reputation of being poor at business is very recent. Bengalis were famed for their business acumen from ancient times to early 20th century)
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