assam
The myth of the Assamese Bangladeshi
What's behind the unrelenting myth that Assam is overrun by Bangladeshi migrants?
Anindita Dasgupta | Jul 31, 2018
State of exclusion
The Chakmas in Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh continue to be victims of ethnic conflict.
Suraj Gogoi and Shyamal Chakma | May 13, 2016
Water and the community
Bandh-dong committees in western Assam manage the equitable distribution of water through community participation
Aparna Unni | Mar 28, 2016
The Myanmar connection
‘Rendezvous With Rebels’ explores the links between Burma and the insurgency in India’s Northeast.
Anuraag Baruah | Jun 19, 2015
The three burials of Danny Denzongpa
Believing everything we hear has consequences.
Pankaz K Sharma | Jun 20, 2014
Assam’s ‘D-voters’
In Assam, the control of public discourse has become a powerful political technology.
Rafiul Ahmed | May 26, 2014
The clamour for land in Assam
As land scarcity increases in Assam, government mismanagement and class tensions are manifesting themselves in dangerous ways.
Anuraag Baruah | May 05, 2014
The ‘secret killings’ of Assam in literature
The violent history of Assam is often considered marginal to the Indian nation, but literature can help readers understand the global implications of this.
Amit R Baishya | Mar 01, 2014
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