Discourses From the East
Justice for Zubeen: When BJP Takes to the Streets Against Itself
I couldn’t help recalling a story from my university days when the BJP rallied across Assam demanding justice for Zubeen Garg. One…
Discourses From the East
Forbidden Food
নিষিদ্ধ আহাৰ was originally written by Rama Das (ৰমা দাশ). Translated by Sneha Khaund. I was born in a remote village. My…
Liberty and Law in Assam: Fear, Dissent, and the Fragile Balance of Democracy
In recent weeks, Assam has found itself at the centre of an intensifying debate over freedom, authority, and dissent. The arrest of…
Ode to the Immortal
On the fateful day of 19th of September, 2025, a devastating news came from distant shores of Singapore. It was about the…
Unburying Nellie: What the Tiwari Report Means for Assam’s Unhealed Wounds
On October 23, the Assam government announced its decision to table the long-awaited 550 page long Tiwari Commission Report in the upcoming…
Politics of Bridges: How Bhagadatta Remains Relevant Despite Being the Talk of the Past?
The complex dynamics between historical symbolism and contemporary development politics find a compelling case study in the figure of Bhagadatta, the ancient…