Discourses From the East
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…
Discourses From the East
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…
Not Yours to Wear, Not Yours to Mourn
Barely three weeks after his death, Zubeen Garg walked a ramp without being there. At the Lakme Fashion Week held in Delhi…
অসমৰ “মামা” ৰাজনীতি: মৰমৰ নামত নিয়ন্ত্ৰণ
সকলোৱে তেওঁক “মামা” বুলি সম্বোধন কৰে। “মামা” শব্দটো নিৰাপদ; লগতে মৰম লগাও। কিন্তু বৰ্তমান অসমৰ ৰাজনৈতিক প্ৰেক্ষাপটত ই এক বিশেষ গুৰুত্বপূৰ্ণ অৰ্থ…
Speaking Burmese in Assam: Notes from the Trans-Patkai Borderlands
When I began learning Burmese in 2022, I never imagined I would one day use the language in a conversation in Assam.…
