"To establish Bengali nationalism, the two Bengals must be united, and the fragmented Bengali culture must also be unified. Otherwise, the militarily powerful Muslim imperialism will engulf the Bengali nationalism of small East Bengal. On the other hand, the even stronger Hindi imperialism will destroy the distinct identity and independence of the Bengali-speaking regions within India."
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This was said by Satyajit Ray to Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury.
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