Abstract
In course of last few decades, India had witnessed a number of devastating attacks on religious minorities. These raise doubt whether they enjoy ample space in the country. The essay reviews how one of India’s religious minorities, residing in a faraway urban location, communicates with the host society, remembers their past and other home memories. It addresses some of these issues with reference to the twentieth-century Punjabi-Sikhs, migration and settlement in Kolkata and focuses on their complex, many-hued relationships with the city. The article explores their extent of success in maintaining differences with the host society.
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