Discourses From the East
From Modernity to Morality: Politics of Women’s Bodies in Iran
Against the backdrop of repeated political upheavals and regime transitions in Iran, the effects of these changes are often most visibly and…
Discourses From the East
Reclaiming a Shared Cultural Space: Manikut Utsav of Hajo, Assam in a Communally Charged Environment
The Manikut Utsav, held annually on the first day of Magh (January-February), is a symbolic procession that originates from Poa-Mecca Dargah on…
The Partition of the Tongue
It is a peculiar sociological tragedy when a nation forgets the name of the language it speaks. In a fervent literary session…
September in January: Rethinking Joha Rice Timing in Assam
For a few years now I have been sitting on a small observation that did not make sense to anyone except me,…
Sakina Begum of Nalbari: How an Assamese Woman Became an “Illegal Foreigner” in Both India and Bangladesh
On the afternoon of 25 May, 2025, three police personnel in plain clothes arrived at a house in Burkura village in Nalbari…
The Struggle of 108 Ambulance Workers in Assam under a Neoliberal State
Trade unions once occupied a central position in the Indian polity.It produced great number of national and regional leaders- VV Giri,…
