Author:

Dr. Pallavi Chakravarty
Assistant Professor
School of Liberal Studies
Dr B R Ambedkar University
Delhi,India

Email: pallavi@aud.ac.in

Abstract:: This article discusses two popular texts, Notun Yehudi and Anya Yehudi, which have used the metaphor Yehudi to explain the plight of the refugees coming from East Pakistan into India. The applicability of this metaphor as well as other Jewish metaphors (Jews-in-exile, holocaust, exile) used in the context of the Bengali partition-refugee are also discussed in this article. And it is observed that while there are qualifications to be applied in their use, yet their common use in the Bengali refugee context perhaps solved the purpose in bringing to light the immense suffering and ignorance of the State and host society towards these refugees.

Key Words:: Bengal,Holocaust,Hindu,Partition,Refujees, Yehudi etc.