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The North-East: A Rather Troubled And A Much Forgotten Part Of India [Part 1: Introduction]

By Karmanye Thadani: Born and brought up in New Delhi with my stomach full and being an adherent of the majority religion, i.e. Hinduism, I have never had to question whether or not identifying myself as an Indian was worth it, but beyond West Bengal

Assam Exodus

Innocent Victims And The Truth: Attack On North East Indians In Pune, Odisha

By Nika Thounaojam: The North East Indian community residing outside the North East (NE) region in the rest of India have long since been victimized by certain ignorant and closed minded section of the Indian society. Be it taunts and insults based on their different looks,

Assam Exodus

Communal Riot In Assam: 32 Lives Taken, Uncountable At Risk

By Tanaya Singh: Young or old, lives are being mercilessly taken in Kokrajhar district of Assam. A 14-year-old boy Zakir Ali being stoned to death by unknown, nameless faces tells the entire story of the current commotion in Assam, which is worsening by the hour, having

Society

The Abuse and Discrimination And Yet I Call Myself Indian!

By Ankur Sohanpal: A recent ruling by the government of India makes it amply clear that anyone addressing the people of India, distinguished by Asian or South-East Asian physical countenance and a culture unique to the north eastern region of India – as ‘Chinks’, would

Specials

My Experiences Of Being A Non Vegetarian In Assam

By Bikram Bora: Of late I heard about the movements regarding introduction of beef and pork in the menus of universities and the angry opposition against it, from my better aware friends. When I tried to go through the narratives that are written and spoken

Specials

Outsiders At Home: Where Should The North-East People Go?

By Waled Aadnan: It has been a couple of weeks since north-east students Loitam Richard and Dana Sangma lost their lives due to alleged cases of racial discrimination. These deaths have sparked off major debates regarding the step-motherly attitude that North-eastern Indians have to face

Pandeymonium

An Open Letter To Dr. Manmohan Singh: Why Bash The Chinks?

By Anshul Kumar Pandey: Respected Sir, Yes I used the ‘C’ word. It’s not for ‘coup’ or ‘corruption’ as you may suppose (or may be led to suppose), but it’s the single most common cultural slur used across the nation: chinki. If we have to

Short Stories & Poems

[Poem] An Azure Star

By Hiren Mukherjee: I was the sentinel of the sky, Looking at the sky adorned with Clouds, stars, nebulas, I used to sing for myself. I was twenty or something then. One day, clouds on which stars used to ride, were Crushed to minute grains,

Specials

The Irony And Negative Impact Of Dam Construction In Arunachal Pradesh

By Jigish Shah: Arunachal Pradesh is a haven for natural resources. The government has put on various hydroelectric projects in the states to generate electricity and also in preparation to build the biggest hydro plant in the country with a capacity to generate 300 MW per