ethnic conflicts in Assam
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Abstract Assam has passed through a period of political turmoil since 12th century AD which continues even today. Prior to the entry of the British in to the territory of present Assam the region was ruled by various monarchs belonging to... more
Immigration has always been a reality for Assam since time immemorial till date. The composite population of Assam was the result of the migration of various ethnic groups to the soil. These groups were not large in number and therefore... more
The phenomenon of identity assertion among its various ethnic constituents over a protracted period of time has significantly shaped the socio-political discourse of contemporary Assam. This assertion has been explained as a part of the... more
Chapter 2 of In the Name of the Nation: India and its Northeast (2020)
On the surface, the conflict appears to be a case of innocent civilians being caught in the crossfire of a battle of attrition between two insurgent groups, the United Peoples' Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) and KRA. However, the discord is... more
In the early nineties BJP politically aired a new slogan—‘Indianization of big cities’ since old names, to them were, symbolic to either Mughals or British slavery. The idea later became cheaper for all political parties with much vote... more
Anindita Ghoshal’s Refugees, Borders and Identities is a historical account of the journey of post-Partition refugees in India’s east and northeast, focusing on West Bengal, Tripura, and Assam. With this much-needed approach, where the... more
This book examines the impact of Partition on refugees in East and Northeast India and their struggle for identity, space and political rights. In the wake of the legalisation of the Citizenship Amendment Act in 2019, this region remains... more
This paper evaluates how the dynamics of land policy ambiguity of plurality in tenure security results in different forms of social exclusion, including total exclusion and partial exclusion from any form of land rights for both... more
In history books, we often find terms such as partition, migrant, refugee, illegal immigrant and stateless person, which however do not reflect how emotionally loaded these categories became in the context of the Partition of India in... more
Northeast Indian women have a significant social role as compared to the women of the other parts of the country. Since ages evil practices like Sati, dowry and female foeticide is absent in this region and in the post-Independence, this... more
This essay assesses the gaps in India's legal doctrine on stateless people and migrants in context of the ongoing National Register of Citizens (NRC) project in the Northeast Indian state of Assam, which aims to identify immigrants of... more
Published in the journal, "Northeast Researches" in March 2017. It critically evaluates the regional politics in Assam and throws light on the views of dissenting scholars who evaluated the pros and cons of regional politics that... more
This paper explores whether minority groups are more vulnerable to hate speech, human rights violations, denationalisation and mass atrocities in light of the deliberate lack of state protection through the lens of recent incidents in... more
सांप्रदायिक नफ़रत की लहलहाती फ़सल कांग्रेस बोती है, आरएसएस काटती है ! राष्ट्रीय स्वयं सेवक संघ सांप्रदायिक ध्रुवीकरण के मामले में उस्ताद है। आज़ादी के बाद से यह दिन-रात इसी काम में लगा है कि किस तरह से भारत की धर्मनिरपेक्ष-लोकतांत्रिक... more
The cry for an abnormal Muslim population growth in Assam is a hoax. It is factually busted time and again but the political forces which find it suitable as polarization tool keep propping this issue as campaign material. An Army General... more
Going by the present demographic condition in Assam, out of total 27 districts of the state only six districts of upper Assam – Golaghat, Lakhimpur, Jorhat, Sibsagar, Dibrugarh and Tinsukia can be counted as culturally Assamese populous... more
Written in the aftermath of what has come to be know as the 'Bodoland riots' of 2012, the article attempts to demystify the claim that the root cause of political violence in Bodoland area is illegal immigration from Bangladesh by looking... more
The poem was a result of the analysis done for writing the PhD chapters on migration politics in Assam.
Assam is experiencing relative peace after decades. Although incidents like the recovery of an IED from a train in the Guwahati railway station on 17 June is a stark reminder of some of the existing problems, the State can certainly... more
The foreigner debate in Assam is devoid of reason, with unreliable data, a tie-up with Ahom history that is more fiction than reality leading to an exercise that divides rather than clarifies.
Introduction: Ethnopolitics: Conflict versus Cooperation 1. The Human Dimension: Facts, Figures, and Stories of Ethnic Conflict 2. Ethnicity and Nationalism 3. What Causes Ethnic Conflicts? 4. Who Fights in Ethnic Conflicts and How? 5.... more
Leaning on fieldwork experience, the paper studies the family history of Soham Das—a resident of Jorhat, Assam—in order to examine the exigency of remembering one’s ‘legacy’ and establishing ‘linkage’ with the forebears against the... more
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/a-more-precarious-citizenship-assam-nrc-list-jammu-kashmir-5949158/ India is unlikely to deport to Bangladesh people who fail NRC test. But the millions who will become non-citizens will... more
List of Maps. List of Abbreviations. Glossary. Preface. Author's Note. Acknowledgments. Introduction: Assam, Conflicts Part I 1. Conflicts Within, Conflicts Without: Communities and Concepts 2. What is AxamiyA: Understanding an... more
Review by Ahona Panda: At the heart of Sanjib Baruah’s In the Name of the Nation: India and Its Northeast lies a paradox: How is it that Northeastern India, site of the suspension of rights and freedoms enjoyed by most Indian citizens, is... more
After a six-year long student agitation led by All Assam Students' Union (AASU) the Government of India signed an Assam Accord on 15th August 1985 which ensured to initiate the process of identification of illegal immigrants and their... more
The credit for creating this mess goes mainly to the Supreme Court. The original demand of the Assam Movement that all non-Assamese should be thrown out has been converted by the RSS/BJP leaders into Muslims versus others. Now we should... more
Novella published in Spring 2015 special issue of Mahekiya Anubhuti about the family of a magician that is drawn into the vortex of militancy in Northeast India.
The 12 July 2011 unilateral ceasefire declaration by the ULFA’s pro-talk faction and the clarification issued by the outfit on 23 July that sovereignty for Assam is not in their charter of demands, are welcome developments for the state,... more
ANOTHER FORM OF ETHNIC CLEANSING
https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/we-are-soon-going-to-be-completely-isolated-5791843/
Reproduced with thanks to The Indian Express Delhi
https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/we-are-soon-going-to-be-completely-isolated-5791843/
Reproduced with thanks to The Indian Express Delhi
Abstract Governance today is of paramount apprehension for any state. Concern for governance therefore reveals new areas of articulation for a state and the people living within its jurisdiction. For many, governance refers to certain... more
असम में नागरिकों को बेवतन किया जाना ! इस पूरे झमेले का श्रेय मुख्य रूप से कांग्रेस और सुप्रीम कोर्ट को जाता है। असम आंदोलन की मूल मांग कि सभी गैर-असमियों की पहचान की जानी चाहिए और उन्हें आसाम से निकाल बाहर किया जाना चाहिए को मानलेना देश... more
Who fights in Ethnic Conflict and How?
“...undoubtedly, a must for anyone keen to understand the conflict-ridden society in Assam”: India Quarterly Study of interethnic relations in one of South Asia’s most sustained conflict zones, tracing the rise of armed nativist... more