Social Interaction and Process of Assimilation into New Nation

The role of social interaction is crucial in the process of assimilation. It is through social contacts and the climate created by the possibility of such contacts that people develop a sense of belonging in a particular social space. Therefore in this paper attempt has been made to highlight the scenario which affecting the assimilation process of Chakma refugees into the local host society of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Chakma people have been living since 1964 in Arunachal Pradesh, after their livelihood became threat in Bangladesh, because of ethnic clash and submergence of their land due to the construction of Kaptai Dam. This Study is based on primary as well as secondary sources. Study has been categorized into different broad domains; ethnic relation and assimilation, companionship and assimilation and Role of government and local people. Chakma refugees are facing numerous challenges as they struggle to assimilate into indigenous societies while trying to retain their ethnic identity and culture. Even after almost fifty years of their stay in Arunachal Pradesh the process of their assimilation into host society is very slow.