CHAR CHAPORIS
- November 4, 2020
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Subject : Culture
Context : A proposal for a museum reflecting this culture has triggered a controversy, especially because of the venue.
Concept :
- Char-chaporis are shifting riverine islands of the Brahmaputra and are primarily inhabited by the Muslims of Bengali-origin (pejoratively referred to as ‘Miyas’).
- A char is a floating island while chaporis are low-lying flood-prone riverbanks. “
- They are used interchangeably or with a hyphen. They keep changing shapes — a char can become a chapori, or vice versa, depending on the push and pull of the Brahmaputra
- The ‘Miya’ community comprises descendants of Muslim migrants from East Bengal (now Bangladesh) to Assam. They came to be referred to as ‘Miyas’, often in a derogatory manner.