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In West Bengal, civil society organizations dominated the public sphere for a long time. Some of the popular movements were spearheaded by them. In vernacular they are often referred to as nagarik sangathan (citizen’s associations).
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Liyiyu, Dasgupta, A. (2022). Civil Society Organizations in West Bengal. In: Alternatives in Development. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4698-0_6
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