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Matua Community

  • In the fiery poll battle that is building up in West Bengal, Matua- a Hindu minority community, is in the spotlight for its demand for the implementation of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
  • The Matuas, who came to the state as refugees during partition, are Namasudras (a Scheduled Caste group) with a presence that they could be a deciding factor across 40-45 assembly constituencies.
  • The Matua Mahasangha, a religious reforms movement and a sect, was formed by Harichand Thakur in East Bengal in the mid-1800s. Harichand’s grandson P R Thakur established West Bengal’s ....
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