In India, West Bengal has experienced incessant flow of Muslim migration
from Bangladesh throughout the 20th century. Based on the doctoral
research of the author, this book focuses on different dimensions of
immigration (particularly irregular) and immigrants' adjustment process
in West Bengal- a border state of India, with special reference to South
24 Parganas. The prime highlights of this book are as follows: -Study of
the historical characteristics of ethnic issues related to the
Bangladeshi migration into West Bengal. -Demographic and socio-cultural
consequences of Bangladeshi migration in the South 24 Paraganas district
of West Bengal. -Critical evaluation of different Central and State laws
related to detection, disenfranchisement and deportation of illegal
migrants. -Study of the characteristics, causes and activities of
Bangladeshi immigrants in their major settlements of South 24 Paraganas
district of West Bengal. -Study of different adjustment processes of
legal and illegal migration at different levels (individual, communal
and societal levels) and their major determinants in West Bengal in
general and South 24 Paraganas in particular.