Assam is situated in “one of the greatest routes of migration of mankind”. Over time people of different strains, particularly Indo-Chinese, Mongoloids poured into the region and added new cultural elements to the region’s population and culture complex, creating a multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic, and multi-religious society. This intermingling of cultures though having diversity among them gave […]
Few folk performances of Assam beyond Bihu Read More »
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 came into force on 10 January 2020 (Signed by the President of India on 12 December 2019). It was during those days that Assam saw another violent uprising against the said Bill. Although the central and state governments promised that there was no need to worry, the people of Assam
Quest to find relevance after 35 years – Assam Movement, an observation Read More »
We were in the ninth standard, in 2009, when we got to read The Fun They Had by Issac Asimov. The plot was set in the year 2157 when children used to study at home, alone, with the help of a robotic teacher. We were intrigued by the thought of it. We were amazed at
(Continued from the first part Light at the end of the tunnel – entering the tunnel) People needed something or someone to blame for the disease, for the death of all those near and dear ones. It was a period of utter desperation and hopelessness. Since rarely anyone understood biology, the real reason behind
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The first pestilence and the preceding famine had shaken the very foundation of the Byzantine empire. The Plague had killed millions of people all over the new Roman empire and Asia Minor, especially the city of Constantinople where 40% of the population was eradicated. The accuracy however is hard to gauge but the impact was
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