THE REFUGEE - ASIF CURRIMBHOY Asif Currimbhoy is an Indian playwright who wrote exclusively in English. His plays have contemporary relevance as they deal with the complexities of life in modern post-Independence India. The Refugee is a one act play that deals with the influx or arrival of refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan or modern day Bangladesh into West Bengal in India in the aftermath of the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war. East Pakistan was carved out of Bengal and became a part of Pakistan when undivided India was partitioned by the British in 1947. East Pakistan was predominantly Bengali speaking. They resented the domination of Pakistan which comprise...