“Their words are not just cries of anguish, nor simply an archive of persecution. They are a gauntlet too.”
Tag: Northeast
Old Images from Andhra Pradesh and Bangladesh Shared as 2019 Assam Floods
Assam has been hit by severe floods this year, forcing 1.5 lakh people to take shelter in relief camps and reportedly taking lives of at least 30 people.
‘Miyan’ Poets Document Pain & Humiliation That Fails to Find a Place in Today’s Grand Narratives of India
Their poetry is not a desperate attempt to seek refuge and evoke our empathy. They know that “New India” doesn’t care.
Assam: FIR Filed Against Poets & Activists For Poetry About Persecution Of Muslims
A complaint was filed in relation to poems that were featured in a Karwan-e-Mohabbat video titled ‘I am Miya’.
Nagaland to Prepare NRC-like Register of Indigenous Inhabitants Starting July 10
RIIN will be prepared by village-wise and ward-wise surveys and each house will be visited to list indigenous inhabitants residing there.
Assam: Right-wing Goons Beat Up Muslim Men, Force Them to Chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’
Hurling abuses, the attackers themselves shot the video and uploaded it on social media.
Manipur: Man Lynched By Anti-Drug Body Members, Journalist Attacked During Violence
Police had to lob tear gas shells to bring the situation under control.
P S Golay Sworn in As Sikkim CM
Golay is not a member of the state assembly at present as he did not contest the polls.
BJP Crosses Halfway Mark in Arunachal Assembly
Among the major winners include Chief Minister Pema Khandu (Mukto seat in Tawang district, bordering China), his third victory in a row.
Manipur Trends: BJP Leading in One, NPF in One
In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Congress had won both seats.
NPP Candidate, Six Others Gunned Down in Arunachal Pradesh
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma sought the intervention of the Prime Minister’s Office and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.