UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM OF RAJBANSHI SPEAKING PEOPLE OF NORTH BENGAL, ASSAM AND THEIR ADJOINING AREAS
UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM OF RAJBANSHI SPEAKING PEOPLE OF NORTH BENGAL, ASSAM AND THEIR ADJOINING AREAS While they are still a majority in rural areas but in urban areas, presence of Rajbanshi speaking ethnic population of present day North Bengal, Assam and its adjoining states in India are very low. In whatever number, their presence in the towns or cities like Siliguri, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, Raiganj, Maldah etc. in North Bengal and Guwahati, Tezpur, Barpeta, Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Sonitpur etc. in Assam may be, their presence is hardly felt. Their existence is not projected in the media. The literate lots of these people seem be shy of exhibiting their Rajbanshi identity due to low social status given to them despite most of them belong to higher caste i.e. Kshatriya or Kayastha. In North Bengal, they are given ‘SC’ status; In Assam for a short period they were given ‘ST’ status but now, it is not so. Most of the literate, elite or officials placed at higher position refuse to...