An Epitome of Misery

Documentary Photography – 1971 Bangladesh Refugee Crisis

Government of Tripura Publication

Original government-issued photographic documentary published by the Directorate of Public Relations & Tourism, Government of Tripura (Agartala), documenting the refugee crisis following the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.

Photographs and layout by T. Kasi Nath, ARPS, APSA — a professionally credentialed documentary photographer (Associate of the Royal Photographic Society; Photographic Society of America distinction).

This publication presents powerful black-and-white documentary photographs of refugee camps, displaced families, and daily life during the 1971 humanitarian crisis in northeastern India. Includes an official map of Tripura and multiple full-page photographic plates.

Details:

• Softcover / stapled (saddle-stitched) booklet

• 48 pages (12 folded sheets)

• Government publication, early 1970s

• English text

• Documentary photographs and regional map

Condition:

Very Good+ overall. Light bump to one corner (see photos). Binding tight, pages clean and flat, no writing, no stains, no tears. All photographic plates intact and crisp.

Scarce government documentary publication. Uncommon on the market and desirable for collectors of documentary photography, South Asian history, refugee studies, and institutional publications.