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.
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‘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.
Heartache Before Heartbeat
The poem explores a teacher's attempt to provoke thought about the vulnerability of soldiers in Northeast India.
Defending K-Pop in Manipur
The 'culture saviours' are eager to lampoon K-pop, yet what they are actually rallying against is a space that has no place for toxic masculinity.
Of COVID-19, Double Identities and the Alienation of Northeast Indians
The prying eyes of the passerby that glare at us with hostility adds imminent danger to our already battered Northeastern identity.
‘You are Coronavirus’: Students From Northeast India Face Bigotry Over Pandemic
Recently, a video went viral of a woman covering her mouth at Reliance mall in Pune, when she saw a lady from the Northeast India.
Not So ‘Desi’
On everyday racism that people from Northeast India face.
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