An extract from Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee's book 'Nehru and the Spirit of India'.
Tag: assam nrc
The Miya is Down
This poem refers to the recent violence that took place during an eviction drive by Assam police in Darrang district that left two dead and several injured.
‘Nafrat Ke Khilaaf’: How Young Women are Fighting Hate at the Grassroots Level
Women activists from ten states gathered in New Delhi to discuss how they've tried to overcome hate and violence against other women.
After Assam’s NRC Update, This Poetry Movement Seeks to Restore Dignity Of the Oppressed
While people are being whittled down to mere numbers, some Bengali Muslim youths in Assam are subverting stereotypes and reclaiming their narratives through poems.