Echoes of the uprooted: Separation and nostalgia in the Bengali folk songs of wanderers and exiles
Published online on April 30, 2026
Abstract
Memory Studies, Volume 19, Issue 4, Page 1378-1398, August 2026.
This study examines how Bengali folk songs serve as emotional and historical archives for communities affected by displacement, indentured labour migration, and partition. It investigates how oral compositions rooted in rural and subaltern traditions ...
This study examines how Bengali folk songs serve as emotional and historical archives for communities affected by displacement, indentured labour migration, and partition. It investigates how oral compositions rooted in rural and subaltern traditions ...