Assam's unsettled legacy

In the decades since Independence, Assam's relationship with India, its neighbouring regions, and its political dynamics has been shaped by the enduring aftermath of World War II

The Quest for Modern Assam: A History (1942-2000)

Author:  Arupjyoti Saikia

Publisher: India Allen Lane

Pages: 896

Price: Rs 1,299

The redrawing of national and state boundaries on the map, starting with Partition, the painful birth of Bangladesh in 1971, and its contribution to waves of migration that precede 1947 have often been foregrounded for the alienated Assamese psyche in independent India. These added to a sense of denial of the fruits of industrialisation, as the state continues to live with economic backwardness although the British tapped into tea and oil in the 19th century. And because of the geographic location of Assam, its people