Kolkata, Nov. 8 -- It is now essential to build comparative perspectives on human displacement, says renowned historian Suranjan Das, suggesting the experiences of India and Palestine could offer meaningful starting points for such discussions.
Addressing a symposium on Beyond Borders: Displacement Migration at the 31st Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), Das said, "The time has come to develop comparative perspectives on human displacement, and India and Palestine could be an entry point."Das, now the Vice-Chancellor of Adamas University, described both India and Palestine as outcomes of "artificial decolonisation", moments when state boundaries failed to align with cultural or national identities.
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