Sharmeen, Shaila
Politics Of Development And Articulation Of
Indigenous Identity: The Formation Of Munda
Identity In Barind, Bangladesh.
International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (IJAPS), 9 (1).
pp. 142-160.
ISSN ISSN: 1823-6243
Abstract
This paper is about the identity formation of an ethnic group – the Munda of
Bangladesh. The key issue of this paper is how the Munda identity has been
constructed by the state and by the development agencies, covering historical
as well as current trends. Throughout colonial and postcolonial periods in the
academic and policy discourse, the Munda/Adibashi were represented as
"primitive," "backward" and "underdeveloped." Here, I argue that the images
contribute to the making of the "category" of Adibashi as "primitive,"
"backward" or "underdeveloped" are actually a perception, not a
representation of reality. The representation of Munda identity articulated by
the academician or the development practitioner ignores the complexities,
dynamism and history of these people
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