The State’s language law points to a homogenised nationalism overtaking minority linguistic and cultural aspirations The Assam government recently decided to promulgate a law to make …
Misings
Living with the perennial floods: How Assam’s Mising tribe does it
Much of Assam’s flood management approach is focused on building embankments which are often argued to have facilitated a process of ‘contractor raj’. A fair …
Marriage is a strange thing….!!!!
Yes, you heard it right..!!! It is strange. It is stranger when it is a cross cultural wedding…!!! It generates opinions, comments and advises from …
The Miris (Misings) according to John M’cosh
Foreword: Recently, a very good friend and a senior, sent me a digitized version of the Book. ‘TOPOGRAPHY OF ASSAM’ by John M’Cosh. The Book …
An Ode to Silapathar-The town of Contrasts
Disclaimer: This is neither a travel blog nor a touristic piece desperately written to attract ‘domestic or foreign visitors’. In fact, seeing this in that …
The Journey to the city
Reasons like perennial flood, displacement by natural disasters and jobless growth have forced the people in Assam to flock the cities giving rise to increased …
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 TRIBE IN ASSAM (INDIA) KEEPS THE ROMANCE ALIVE
Marriage, in very simple terms can be defined as social union or a contract between two individuals. There are various typologies of marriage, but my …