Border haat: A study on the Indo-Bangladesh Border in South Tripura
- Man In India
- 104 (3&4), 2024: p.181-216
Border study has emerged to be a promising field of anthropological research in recent times. Apart from studying the cross-border communities and settlements, the border research encompasses exploration of economic exchanges taking place across the border. Haat or the traditional rural market located at the border area represents a rich site of anthropological investigation. The present paper is a documentation of the establishment and functioning of an Indo-Bangladesh border Haat located between Srinagar (South Tripura district, India) and Chhagalnaiya (Feni district, Bangladesh). It discusses the role of Border Haat and some social issues and problems. - Reproduced