The Illegitimate Child of the Motherland – Shahin Afrin
“Where are you from?” “My Abba’s village is from Jonia in Barpeta district.” “Oh! My village is Goroimari (near Jonia);…
A Panel Discussion on Tribal Studies: Emerging Themes and Approaches
Speakers: Roluahpuia Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR)…
A Cross-Border Dialogue on the Himalayas
Rahul Ranjan Lecturer in Environmental and Climate Justice Moderator Department of Geography, School of Geosciences University of Edinburgh Moderator Rahul…
Indigenous Peoples and Borders edited by Sheryl Lightfoot and Elsa Stamatopoulou (2023): A Review by Tania Sen
Indigenous Peoples and Borders, edited by Sheryl Lightfoot and Elsa Stamatopoulou and published by Duke University Press in 2023, is…
Seed and Food Sovereignty: Eastern Himalayan Experiences edited by Dixita Deka, Bengt Karlsson, Joel Rodrigues, Meenal Tula, Dolly Kikon and Sanjay Barbora (2023): A Review by Debanjali Biswas
While examining the livelihood practices of indigenous communities rooted in the Eastern Himalayan Region comprising Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Northeast…
Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples by Linda Tuhiwai Smith (1999): A Review by Mamoon Bhuyan
‘Research is probably one of the dirtiest words in the indigenous world’ (p.1). Linda Tuhiwai Smith, a leading decolonization theorist,…
Between ‘Indigenous’ And the ‘Others’: The Tangled Identity Question of Muslims In Assam – Shofiul Alom Pathan
On 6 July, 20222 the Assam government decided to declare five Muslim subgroups – Goria, Moria, Syed, Deshi and Julha…
Vernacular Politics in Northeast India: Democracy, Ethnicity and Indigeneity edited by Jelle J.P. Wouters (2022): A Review by Abir Lal Mazumder
Vernacular Politics in Northeast India: Democracy, Ethnicity and Indigeneity edited by Jelle J.P. Wouters (published by Oxford University Press in…
Health and Society in Bengal: A Selection From Late 19th Century Bengali Periodicals by Pradip Kumar Bose (2006): A Review by Sara Bardhan
One of the many ways in which imperial powers established and constituted colonial politics was by constructing the relationship between…
Reframing the Indigenous Rights Movement in North-East India – Thangkhansuan Gualnam
Thangkhansuan Gualnam North-east India is a region rife with preconceived assumptions. Some hold. Others need critical re-examining. The question of…