Written by, Aug. 15 -- Novanita Sharma

Assam has been the center stage of many socio-political upheavals since India's independence. One of the most serious issues pertaining to this socio-political unrest has been the unsolvable problem of illegal migration of Bangladeshis into Assam. Historical events like the partition of Bharat in 1947, the subsequent division of Bengal on religious lines that led to the creation of East Pakistan in 1956, and then the creation of Bangladesh in 1971, set the momentum for human migration from East Pakistan or Bangladesh to Assam and other parts of eastern India.

Thousands of Bangladeshi Hindus migrated to India on humanitarian grounds during these times; they were compelled to abandon their homes owin...