An Agitation For Home And Hearth In Assam

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Over 2,000 people, representing about 1,486 Mising families from two villages in Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, have been demanding rehabilitation from the Assam government. Kusmita Morang and her husband Bishnu Morang were expecting their first child. The protest site, with makeshift camps in freezing cold, is not an ideal place for a seven-month pregnant woman. However,…

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Why is the national media ignoring the Mising protest in Assam?

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No, ‘tyranny of distance’ isn’t a valid excuse.   The mainstream media has long been accused of not providing adequate coverage to problems of Northeast India. In response, seasoned journalists such as Rajdeep Sardesai have often used the phrase “tyranny of distance” as an explanation of sorts, albeit superficial. In 2015, floods ravaged Assam, inundating…

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