It's been 40 years since over 2,000 Muslims were slaughtered in Assam's Nellie town. The ghosts of Nellie continue to haunt India even today every time we overlook an …
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Happy New Year!
While we celebrate the arrival of a new year, hundreds of people are losing their homes due to a massive eviction drive by the Assam government.
Weaving the Pristine Fabric: Finding a Connect Between the Pashmina and Vrindavani Vastra
Aditi Desai's documentary reignited a wonder of the cultural ethos of Assam that is now lost in the sands of time.
Arunachal’s Exclusionist Policy Towards Chakmas Has Led to Rampant Trafficking of Their Children
Without citizenship rights and even residence certificates, the community has no option but to take their chances with possibly fraudulent employers, hoping their children will not be enslaved.
Little People in the Forest
A walk in the little-known Hollongapar WLS of upper Assam in search of endangered Western Hoolock Gibbons, India's only ape.
Assam: Madrassa Demolished by Villagers, Students Face Uncertain Future
The Assam Police on Tuesday claimed that locals of Darogar Alga demolished the madrassa and house adjacent to it in protest against the alleged use of its premises for …
Book Review: ‘Black Magic Women’ Delves into Little-Known Diverse Realities of Assam
The collection of stories brings to life the immensities of a multi-layered offering, covering societies from Assam’s varied locational space, which do not always find representation in contemporary fiction.
Assam Floods: The Shameful Annual Lack of National Media Coverage
At a time when over five million people in Assam were displaced and 150-odd lives were lost, the biggest news coming out of the Northeast was that of the …
‘Anek’: A Half Baked Attempt to Discuss Northeast India on the Silver Screen
Though it is one of the few movies to focus on the neglected region, it disappointingly treats all the states as one homogenous entity.
Assam Police Arrest Headmistress For ‘Carrying Beef to School Lunch’
Beef is not banned in Assam. New legislation brought in 2021 bans cattle slaughter and sale of beef in parts of the state where Hindus, Jains and Sikhs are …