Writer Mod Date & Time PARTITION: Tape 22 (cont) 255MODEM 255MODEM Dec 28 12:24 TAPE 22: Side B SHASHI BHUSHAN interviewed (briefly) in Delhi, 13 Dec 1996, about his ideas on relationship between partition and birth of Naxalism in central Bihar Harvard-educated economist, sympathetic to Marxist Leninist groups; born in Champaran, Bihar 17 - spread of Naxalism largely confined to central Bihar; 'before 47, most of the 1'lords in this area ... were Muslims, and after partition most of them migrated to Pak, so there was suddenly a void ... and the imm people who took over altho it was illegal ... most were either Kurmis ... and some Bhumihars ... this c Bihar has a very high propn of SC popn, and intermediate caste people were also consdd inferior in Hindu case heir, and dal its were not supposed to accept them as masters or to obey their orders’ 50 - Kurmis 'wanted to thrust their feudal privileges on people on lower rungs, dalits, which accg to Hindi norms is not acc to them, so a tussle has been brewing which has been taken adv of by Naxals' 63 - 'I think the sudden gap created by partn is one way contrg to the Nax violence in Bihar' 74 - only few landlords families stayed; some families, one brother stayed, another went to Pak - and still in contact; but only those who had big properties in Patna stayed' lists areas where you still find big houses, imambarras and mosques 100 - M zamindars went to w Pak - 'the whole idea of Pak came from the western side, so they went that side' 102 - some villagers still say Ms were fair landlords, and better than Hindu catse landlords to 110