Bengali narrative: What are we known for?
Bengalis are scattered in India like unkempt lawns. They were perhaps the first among Indians to migrate to other cities for a better living and expected comfort. Many of those early migrants, who were English educated, proved themselves and became an influential segment of the society in course of time. But the situation is different now as the level of migration from Bengal has reached the bottom layer of the society. Lacs of migrant workers leave Bengal every year with menial jobs in hand. Most of them live in other states between the dilemma over their identity: are they half-Indians or only Bengalis? There's a mystique surrounding their very existence. They place themselves in a position which is half-truth and at the same time half-lie. However, the idea of being a Bengali makes us, the so-called educated class of Bengalis, clearly distinct from the mainstream Indians. It may not be wrong to state here that Bengalis, as a language group, make themselves significantly separat