Talk:Dkhar

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Repeated vandalism from IP and new user

@Lorstaking: and @শক্তিশেল:, drawing your attention to this. BengaliHindu (talk) 17:53, 25 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, probably this ip user now created user ID and repeatedly removing sourced Context. শক্তিশেল (talk) 04:04, 26 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion about categorization and neutrality of the page

I have the following objections to this page:

There are factual inaccuracies, eg, "In real terms, the words mean the affluent, educated settler from West Bengal or the Hindu, Bengali-speaking "East Bengal" man who made Assam or Meghalaya his home 50 years or even 100 years ago." - this is simply not correct. The source that's cited here also got it wrong, due to a misunderstanding of the actual usage. Dkhar is a term that refers to any non-tribal from the Indian subcontinent. Simply that. This means, in addition to the demographics mentioned earlier, it also includes Marwaris, Assamese, Muslim Bengalis, Nepalis, Biharis, Punjabis, etc. who have settled in the state over the years.

More importantly, although the term 'Dkhar' has racist connotations as has been acknowledged in the article, the term is also a more general term. In Khasi, it simply denotes any non-tribal from the Indian subcontinent. With or without racist connotations. That's simply the word used for that concept in the Khasi language. A careful consideration is probably warranted as to its usage and connotation(s) in the Khasi community. But presently, this is the state of the matter. So it's not quite correct to simply say that this is a racist term.

As mentioned, this isn't a term that is specific to the Bengali demographic. Therefore, I don't think it should exist in the category of Bengali persecution. I think it is related to Bengali persecution in Meghalaya, but it is not limited to that.

This article isn't neutral. It tries to paint a rather simplistic view of the Khasis as oppressors in their home state. While there is no doubt that there is truth to this, as evidenced in the cited articles, this is just one side of the picture. The Khasis themselves face a lot of racism and persecution from mainland Indians and there is widespread resentment to how the Indian state has treated them. Although the attacks mentioned in this article are targeted attacks and the Bengali community has had to face the brunt of it, this has to be placed in the wider context of the historical and socio-political situation of the Khasi & Jaiñtia Hills. The sentiment echoed by Martin Narayan Majaw, as quoted here - "We don't like outsiders to stay here. We tell them, come here, appreciate the blue sky and the green hills, and then go away." is a sentiment that comes from the feeling of being a minority in a country like India.

Tipshuh (talk) 17:35, 27 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]