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Racism in times of coronavirus

On Sunday (March 22), around 9.30 pm, a Manipuri research scholar was spat on by a 40-year-old man and called ‘coronavirus’ in Delhi’s Vijaynagar area in North Campus. She, along with a friend, had stepped out of her paying guest accommodation to buy some groceries. In Mysuru, Karnataka, two young students from Nagaland were denied…

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India’s Longest Rail-cum-Road Bridge in Assam Is a Death Trap. Here’s Why.

It was January 13. I had an important meeting lined up for the day. I called up my mother in the morning and told her that I would be busy during the day and won’t be taking calls. She informed over the phone that they were preparing for Magh Bihu, which was two days later.…

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TALES OF UNWANTED PEOPLE-PERSPECTIVES ON THE RECENT BODO-IMMIGRANTS CLASHES IN ASSAM

That illegal immigration of Bangladeshis to Assam is a serious problem is an indisputable fact. Assam shares a 272-km border with Bangladesh and most of the stretch is still unfenced. The large scale infiltration from the other side of the border is not only threatening to the demographic profile of Assam but also its cultures.…

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Peripheral Economy, Global Capital and Movements in Bangladesh: An Interview with Anu Muhammad

(Foreword:- I had taken this interview for Radical Notes to understand the economy and nature of movements in Bangladesh. This post has been republished by various web-journals across the world. I am republishing the same for all the followers of this blog. The interview will provide for insightful ideas on the economy of Bangladesh. The…

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Migration: The Experience of a Mising youth

“Aipemenam, Its dark here and there is no electricity in my room and I am writing to you in the candle light. I miss you a lot but cannot afford to come home and see you as I have to earn lots of money so that I can marry you and we can have a…

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