Dwarikanath Barori

Dwarikanath Barori was a Bangladeshi lawyer and Scheduled Caste politician. He served as a provincial minister of Bengal of British India and in East Bengal under Pakistan. Quotes about him However, scheduled caste leaders such as Radhanath Das, whom Jogendra Mandal had defeated in the 1940 Calcutta Corporation elections, argued that “If we ask our Namasudra brothers in Noakhali to come to West Bengal and the government of West and North Bengal will provide them with shelter and other economic requirements, then I am prepared to swear that Jogen babu [Jogendra Mandal] will not able to keep a single one of his caste brothers in Noakhali.” Further, he argued that it would be easy for the scheduled castes to move precisely because “ in terms of their homes, they only have small huts, which they would not have much compunction or problem in leaving” and moving to western Bengal. In response to Das, Dwarikanath Barori, who sided with Mandal, argued, “it’s a novel discovery [on Das’s part] that the scheduled castes’ attachment to their home would be less because they lived in huts,” and added that in reality a majority of that community owned substantial property. Clearly, the main issue within this particular Partition debate was whether the new province in the west would be able to guarantee economic opportunities for the scheduled castes. Haimanti Roy (2009). A Partition of Contingency? Public Discourse in Bengal, 1946–1947. Modern Asian Studies, 43 , pp 30-31, doi:10.1017/S0026749X08003788 At the same time, in a desperate move to gain support, upper caste Hindus in Sunamgaj arranged a festival for all Hindus, including Untouchables, which necessitated the unheard-of prospect of mass eating of cooked food, irrespective of caste. The vote was a mighty social leveller and Caste Hindus were compelled to eat with Untouchables off the same plates. At a critical moment, a Scheduled Caste leader, Dwarikanath Barori arrived and called to an Untouchable, ‘This is not food, this is poison, please do not eat. Suhasini Das, quoted in Ashfaque Hossain (2013). The Making and Unmaking of Assam-Bengal Borders and the Sylhet Referendum. Modern Asian Studies, 47, pp 276–277. doi:10.1017/S0026749X1200056X ১৯৪৭ সালে দেশ-বিভাজনের ক্ষেত্রে মুসলিম লীগের ভূমিকা ছিল। বিশেষ করে মাদারীপুর-গোপালগঞ্জ এলাকার লোকজন মনে করে পাকিস্তান তথা পূর্বপাকিস্তান সৃষ্টির জন্যে মাদারীপুরের তফশিলী নেতা দ্বারকানাথ বারুরীরাই দায়ী। এ সম্পর্কে এ-এলাকায় প্রচলিত একটি ছড়ায় পরিবেশিত তথ্য থেকেও ঘটনা সম্পর্কে ধারণা পাওয়া যায়—আল্লায় বানাইছে সাধেরহিন্দু-মুসলমানদ্বারিকবাবু সৃষ্টি করছেপূর্ব পাকিস্তান। Translation: The Muslim League played a significant role in the Partition of India in 1947. In particular, people of the Madaripur–Gopalganj region believe that folks like the Scheduled Caste leader Dwarikanath Barori of Madaripur was responsible for the creation of Pakistan, specifically East Pakistan. An idea of this perception can also be gained from a locally popular rhyme in the area–Allah created the cherishedHindus and Musalmans,Dwarik Babu createdEast Pakistan. Cited by Tapan Bagchi, Quoted in page 324 of Anandanath Roy's Faridpurer Itihas (Vols. 1 and 2), published in 2000. External links Category:1907 births Category:1986 deaths Category:Politicians from Bangladesh Category:Leaders of the Pakistan Movement