Showing all 5 books
The Partition of India left in its wake far-reaching consequences for the northeastern state of Assam. Appearing to be caught in a time warp, the region continues to grapple with questions that engaged the public mind more than seven decades ago, before and immediately after the Partition. Alarmingly, issues such as immigration, demographic change, language, and identity have not only retained their relevance but have also gained an extra edge today.
In this ...
The book features the multiple identity movements in the highly diverse and multicultural region of North-east India and militant separatist movements there that have thrown up a number of issues. Taking into consideration the idea of nationalism, the essays and commentaries discuss the complex processes of the nation-state’s engagement with the autonomy and secessionist demands of the region and focus on the contradictions within the movements and in the ...
It is the country's northeastern region, with its complex mosaic of ethnic nationalities at different stages of socio-economic and political growth, that the Indian nation-state is today facing some of its gravest challenges. Time and again, the Indian State has had to work out new strategies and adjustments to deal with the issues thrown up by the different autonomy and secessionist movements of the region. The process of nation-building received its first major ...