tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56550890520859552302024-02-22T08:12:19.726-08:00LOTTAAn Open SpaceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796613312247419665noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655089052085955230.post-62218406662365891502023-12-14T01:07:00.000-08:002023-12-15T10:10:44.067-08:00Talks with state government on Mising issues by TMPK, MMK, TMMKA new update is being shared by the Chief Minister of Assam that the state government has set for talks with the national organisations or Mising tribes such as the TMPK, MMK and TMMK.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><div> It i is stated the government held parleys regarding host of issues related to Mising tribe. This development is seen amidst the ongoing debates on satte holiday of Ali-a:ye Lígang between TMPK and informal group such Sacheton Mising Samaj which are said to be linked to political parties like Congress and Raijor Dal. While state government has partially declared holiday in 10 upper Assam districts but few disgruntled Mising groups are still critical of the state government over the Lígang state holiday.<br><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div></div></div><div>However, the latest talks looks importance as it has pointed out the nature of political communication on ethnic issues such as constitutional autonomy of the Misings, introduction of the Mising language in "selected scholls" (mind the words used by the government), an university in Jonai (whereas Tezpur University campus is still pending), sports facility in Kareng Chapori near the Bogibeel bridge , socio-cultural project in Gogamukh etc. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div></div><div>We have to see whether it is an exercise to pacify the growing movement for demand for sate holiday of Lígang or an electoral promise since Lok Sabha polls are approaching next year.It would be a great step if the points of talks are reflected in reality for the Mising society.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><br></div><div>A significant observation is that the talks are still in state level. The issues of constitutional status of Mising Autonomous Council (MAC) need thorough discussions including in depth community level consultation. Since the matter of constitutional status rests with the central government of India, we have to see whether Mising organisations' democratic movement are responded positively or not. There is yet to be 'talks' or dialogue on ethnic autonomomy ever by central government in regard to unarmed and non-violent movement led by any tribe of North East India.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><br></div><div><br></div><div><i><b>Image credits: </b></i>X (Twitterr ) handles of Chief Minister of Assam andi Ranoj Pegu , Minister of Eucation r and Welfare for Plains Tribes, Assam. December 7, 2023.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796613312247419665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655089052085955230.post-45654266400563079412023-06-26T10:39:00.001-07:002023-06-26T11:15:34.930-07:00Draft Delimitation, 2023 of Assam: Mising and other tribes may become politicaly insignificant in days to come <div><b>Draft delimitation and the most likely implications for Misings:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>1. No increase of Schedule Tribe (ST) assembly (MLA) seats in Lakhimpur, Dhemaji or Majuli despite the rise in Mising and other tribal population over the decades even if counted on 2001 census basis.</div><div><br></div><div>2. All current four ST seats occupied by Mising ( all BJP legislators ) to remain intact. They are!.Jonai, Dhemaji, Dhakuakhana, Majuli.</div><div><br></div><div>3. A new unreserved constituency named Sisibargaon is created in Dhemaji district. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div></div><div><br></div><div>4. There is no MP seats reserved for ST in upper Assam districts except Kokrajhar and Diphu Lok Sabha constituencies. </div><div><br></div><div>5. No chances of Mising becoming MP through Lok Sabha unless elected from open constituencies like Lakhimpur or through nomination/ indirect election to Rajya Sabha if favoured by big political partie. </div><div><br></div><div>6. Majuli is left out from Lakhimpur parliamentary constituency leaving the Mising that is likely to decrease the influence of Msing voters in Lakhimpur. Majuli is clubbed with Jorhat LS constituency. The bargaining power of Misings is likely to be decreased. </div><div><br></div><div>7. Ramganadi will be a new assembly constituency in Lakhimpur while Nowboicha , currently occupied by a Mising, from the opposition Congress party, will be reserved for Schedule Caste (SC).</div><div><br></div><div>8. Political importance of the Misings is likely to be decimated as number reserved constituencies for ST have increased in others parts of Assam but not in upper Assam. In tribal inhabited parts of the state such as Karbi hills(Amri), Rabha and Garo inhabited Goalpara and Kamrup districts ( West Goalpara and Boko), Bodoland autonomous region ( Dotma and Tamulpur by territorial realignment but Bodoland got plus one from existing 6 ST constituencies). One Mising legislator always become a minister in Assam but this may not happen all the time from now.</div><div><br></div><div>9. Mising, Deori, Soniwala and Tiwa inhabited areas were left out reserved constituencies in the latest draft delimitation proposal. Although three ST (16 to 19) and one Schedule Caste (SC) constituencies were increased, there are uneven distribution.<br></div><div><br></div><div>10. The Dergaon constituency that was reserved for ST in 1970s (that even had Mising MLA ) had not come to the fold of ST reservation ( while many constituencies are realigned). Misings living in southern bank or Brahmaputra river continue to be deprived of political representation in the Assam assembly.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796613312247419665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655089052085955230.post-63781826136371756332023-05-30T04:57:00.001-07:002023-05-30T09:52:00.302-07:00Mising language in primary schools: But when? The chief minister of Assam has announced that government is trying to introduce Mising, Rabha and Tiwa languages as medium of teaching in pre-prmary and primary level on May 30, 2023 in the closing ceremony of Golden Jubilee celebration cum 24th Triennial Conference of the Mising Agom Kébang held in Gogamukh, the headquarters of the Misings Autonomous Council, Assam.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><div>The education minister , Mising nationalist turned national political party politician , Ranoj Pegu tweeted several pictures of Mising textbooks meant for the students at the pre-primary and primary schools that were shared again by his followers among Mising social media groups, reflecting a jubilant mood among Mising language enthusiasts. Nonetheless, the efforts of the Mising Agom Kébang and the state govt run State Council of Educational Research and Training ( SCERT ) must be appreciated in its efforts to materialized the books after years of prayers, persuasion and movement.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div></div><div>Mising language will get a face-lift if implemented, from being only one textbook in Class III and IV to all textbooks in the primary level thanks to the National Education Policy (NEP) recommendations. However, public policy needs time to materialize as it would need a strong political will to implement practically on the ground.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div></div><div><br></div><div>If we turn the pages of history of introduction of Mising language, the regional party, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) was the first political party to recognised and introduced the Mising language in 1986-87 when it came to power after the Assam agitation that ended with the Assam Accord. The regional party accommodated the linguistic aspirations of the Misings albeit to a little extent. The AGP had considerable support base in Mising inhabited areas during those times. Currently, AGP is a coalition partner of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led government. The BJP has four legislators from the Mising tribe out of the five Mising legislators. The BJP has drawn its leaders from the Mising nationalist organisations that has a stable and loyal support base across Mising areas. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div></div><div>In this backdrop, the onus of implementation of Mising language in primary schools lies with national political party. The ethnic aspirations of having a Mising medium schools is a long-standing one. We have to see whether the BJP follow the foot steps of AGP despite having the NEP in its hand or delay the dream.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796613312247419665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655089052085955230.post-83824223361435383112022-11-10T08:53:00.001-08:002022-11-10T08:53:17.845-08:00Letter to the editor on Suburban growth 10-11-2022<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div></div><div><i>A poster in Assamese language by Mising organizations including the TMPK.</i></div><div>Of course, to some extent, the adoption of script and reading method is also creating a rift among few people.</div><div><br></div><div>The middle class Mising does not dedicate even the least needful for the development of their literature. Writings in mother tongue among middle class is difficult to find. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Of course, there is a good number of singers and actors among Misings. Youth are connected through folk songs like oi nitom, movies, romantic and even rap songs in mother tongue shared in cyberspace. The silver lining is seen in the cultural dimensions but not in literature. <br></div><div>Dr. Nahendra Padun, linguist and stalwart of Mising language has argued that younger generation should shoulder the responsibility to develop the language and enrich the literature.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><br></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796613312247419665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655089052085955230.post-49777182388310134862021-10-24T05:21:00.001-07:002021-10-24T06:01:55.416-07:00Jonai dok tribal belt éla block mopen namdé kémo lo:pé ní:líknamméGíné September 30, 2021 do Assam sok Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dunggéboné migomé Dhemaji do cabinet meeting ila 400 crore aré ko dek project ém tosék Dhemaji odokké Assam sok légangé. Takaméi édé project kídar dokki bojéko tanié aiyé émna mé:líkla dung. Ki:nam kangko poko, ané ru:yi bédang la:len nam odolo:pé Mising réngamké mé:mopénam kamang.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><div>Source: Govt. of Assam</div><div><br></div><div>Mising réngamké mé:mo pénamdé migom tarung ager dok bottan agomdé Murkongselek tribal belt and block (Jonai) dém mopen namdém. Réngamém luposuma:pé mé:nam mé:sala moték nam aiman lékor. Anupé tribal belt ko Sisi Tongani do mogetak émna sin ru:lento. Sutkanpnam agomdé sé anu tribal blet mogenam légangé ru:mi ru:tum dé lutad biné ope: kéra:do ludagai bulu non-tribal tani lok dolungém langamang émna buluk réngam kébangém léngkanka. Sékkésin objection kama émdakdo:pak bulu Sis Tongani tribal belt la:lentak. Sé agomsé migomlok democratic né agomé, bulu non-tribal tanié kinmo ge:la decision la:tak. Émpigel Mising tani abarungko dungko Jonai amo:dok tribal blet and block odokké Charikaria tribal belt dém mopen-moren nam dém Mising manggom angu tribal ope:ém tatsu ka:su ma:pé itak. Sémpé taniém kinmo ma:pé public policy tosék named aimané samténgko migom lokké. Ngoluk dungkodoi ngolum kinmo ma:pé decision la:namdém undemocratic dokké authoritarian séuom ladkansunamé.</div><div><br></div><div>Lédu mokutsula du:né ope:lokké sé migom a:péné adí do ngasodlo níbutlíkyé. Sixth Schedule ma:nam ager dok agom apir ko:sin supak lu:len tokuma. Ngoluk Sixth Schedule ara:lok district council ma:named édílo aropé iyen édém kémo lénggel ngoluk dungko dakko amongé angunon-tribal ésin réla-kola monamdé ngolum aíké amongí:do ajjimo:ye (minoritypé imoyé lédu-lamkupé. Dírbí, agom, political, rénam, murkongtarung takm kéreng Mising réngam lokké ngasod a:</div><div>Lutad pangkampé Jonai do supak 48 per cent ko Mising dung, sé moimnag 75 dítak po:pé Mising 100 per cent kai. A:péné 25 dítak lo ngolukké édé percentage dé nértok nam abayang chance ka:dung.Dhemaji dok cabinet kébadé Mising lokképé yakané longé pé ila du:yé.<br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div>Source:Govt. of Assam</div><div><br></div><div>Sapdanmílo Jonai-Murkongselek dém 1911 do Pasighat amonglo Poju Mimak lédupé British é la:té name. 1947 dítak do:pésin Mising among Jonai dé Assam so:k ara:so langa mangai. Murkongselek Transferred Area Act dok kokki 1950 lédupé Murkongselek dé Assam ara:so dungkangku. Sé le:ke do:ying sém saptékmílo Jonai dok history dém migomé respect bila mopen-morenpénam kamangai tribal belt éla block dém. Ngouk dungko amongémsin Article 370 dokkémpé me:yísula inam dé tribal réngam lokké yampok légang aima sé migom ager inamsé.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796613312247419665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655089052085955230.post-48811609402843569242021-03-15T11:27:00.001-07:002021-03-15T18:27:19.098-07:00End of road or era of new beginning in Mising ethnic politics? <div>The Mising ethnic nationalism has been, of late, characterized by shift in political alignment instead of mobilization. There are concerns among the hardliners and some section of middle class that the Mising’s ethnic aspiration will be muzzled with advent of majoritarian politics. Such beliefs and doubts are natural at this juncture especially as the last bastions of nationalist constituents have moved to join national political parties. This assembly elections of Assam, 2021 is crucial in the political path of Mising ethnic nationalism. The politics of participation of Mising ethnic nationalists reflects complex equation and puzzle as a linear direction is absent. While switching alliance and support with political parties was always there in Mising ethnic politics especially among the nationalist organizations, this election is a departure from the conventional alley of parliamentary politics practiced by the nationalist organizations and political bases as the candidates are directly contesting from national political parties cutting across ideological lines. Ideally nationalist organizations backed Ganshakti was not a failed experiment but could not become a formidable force except in one assembly constituency. The mainstreaming of Mising nationalist leaders of the former student organization leaders into national political parties such as the Bharatiya Janata Party and Indian National Congress in the assembly constituencies of Dhemaji and Lakhimpur districts marks an end of the road of the Mising ethnic politics with their independent political identity for the first time in the history of “parliamentary struggle” for realizing ethnic aspirations of the community.<br></div><div><div id="m-6963617699343617406" class="mail-message expanded"><div class="mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images "><div class="clear"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>The need of addressing the fundamental Mising aspirations</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Majority of the Mising public are in the dark about the terms and conditions of the sudden shift. As the key issues of Mising aspirations are not yet addressed, there are concerns of loss of cultural identity and potential threats to language, customs, tradition and resources in the absence of independent political assertion.</p><p class="MsoNormal">The talk of granting constitutional status to tribal autonomous councils including that of Mising Autonomous Council of Assam at the peak of anti-Citizenship Amendment Act movement is nowhere to be seen in the political theatre now. The big dream of achieving Sixth Schedule under the Indian Constitution today is gradually dying down. Of course, it is claimed that the current phase of political alignment is part of the process of ethnic movement itself.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Flood and erosion are one of the prior concerns of the Misings. This perennial problem has triggered displacement and conflict in various parts of upper Assam districts. Natural disaster based internal displacement should get priority in resettlement and rehabilitation agenda. It is compounded by conservation based displacement and worries of eviction from their traditional habitat. In the name of wildlife conservation and expansion of protected areas especially the Kaziranga National Park, it is observed that Mising people of Gohpur and Bokakhat are one of the foremost sufferers. There is need of reviewing the current conservation approach followed by the government that constantly keep indigenous people and forest dwellers under threat of eviction and forceful relocation. There are also demands for Poba reserved forest of Jonai in Assam-Arunachal border should be declared as protected areas. However, from the evergrowing experiences encountered by the people, all these matters need to be carried forward to environment and conservation policymakers of the country . The grievances must find solution. People and conservation must co-exist, they should not be mutually excluded.</p><p class="MsoNormal">In the cultural front, the demand of state holiday on Ali-aye Lígang could not be realized even after years of movement. In the context of development of language, the issue of medium of instruction in mother tongue in Mising inhabited areas in primary schools are not yet addressed. The New Education Policy, 2020 has been welcomed by Mising organizations as it automatically stressed on providing education in mother tongue in primary level. However, given the scenario of language politics prevailing in the state of Assam, the introduction of such language policies will face challenges. Key Mising inhabited area lacks a full-fledged university or a medical college. A proposed campus of Tezpur University which was to be set up in Jonai did not see the light of the day even after years of donation of land by local people. While rehabilitation and land crises are on the rise among the Misings, the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park residents are yet to be fully addressed. Vast majority of people does not own land entitlement certificates. Forest land inhabited by Misings should be dereserved and be accorded as habitat tag.</p><p class="MsoNormal">In the southern bank of Brahmaputra river, the riverine belt from Kaziranga National Park to Bogibeel bridge communities live in pathetic condition in terms of road and communication. Majority of the Mising inhabited river bank areas live a challenging life in monsoon season in districts like Jorhat, Sivasagar and Golaghat. There is a need of attention from policy makers to improve the infrastructure along the river bank to ameliorate the miserable conditions. Raised platforms for cattle are required more in the region. Embankment built in the river bank should be transformed into a highway for better communication in order to address the communication bottleneck beginning from Kaziranga area of Bokakhat to Bogibeel bridge after proper scientific study.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Will national parties be committed to Mising aspiration?</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">The fundamental aspects of Mising aspirations must be addressed at first while the quest for power and influence might continue like any other politicized ethnic groups. Otherwise, the remnant of ethnic mobilization will not decompose easily even after capturing power in the future. It will, of course, satisfy a section of clietilistic network of followers but collective benefits in the form of public goods cannot be accrued for the community at large. This assembly elections of 2021, for Misings, is nevertheless a new beginning in political participation of the Mising nationalist path. However, common Mising public will wait and watch whether the national parties honour with commitment to the fundamental aspirations of Mising tribe.</p></div><div class="signature-text"><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="mail-message-footer spacer collapsible"></div></div><div id="conversation-footer" class="spacer"></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796613312247419665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655089052085955230.post-22621463763333861682019-12-21T20:40:00.001-08:002019-12-21T22:44:07.187-08:00What is the Constitutional status for Misings and other tribal councils of Assam?<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><br></div><div><br></div><div>What could be the constitutional status then?</div><div><br></div><div> Else, the Constitution of India have to add certain parts that will mention about these tribal councils.</div><div><br></div><div>What is it specifically? </div><div><br></div><div>Like Article 371 (A), where there is a protected clause for Nagaland's own control over resources , customary law and practices, there can be a constitutional clauses specifying the tribal councils' land , customs , traditions, social identity etc.<br></div><div><br></div><div>However, there is no clarity on the entire issues. The BJP led state government in Assam seems engaging in political manuevering to deal with the public dissent. These reports are emerging in Assam amidst rising protests against citizenship reforms in the state as well as across the country. </div><div><br></div><div>More about Article 371(A):of the Indian Constitution:</div><div>https://indiankanoon.org/doc/371998/<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796613312247419665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655089052085955230.post-32462907814478658712019-04-27T06:26:00.001-07:002019-04-27T06:26:57.651-07:00The Conservation Discourse in Assam must Consider a Sustainable Rehabilitation Plan for the Mising Tribe<p dir="ltr">The Misings in Upper Assam continue to lose most of their arable territory to constant floods, forcing the affected people to look for alternate living spaces. Often, they find themselves occupying land in protected forest areas, leading to conflict and opposition; both from conservation groups and the local population of the region.<br>
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Mising tribesmen inhabiting the Laika and Dodhia areas of Dibru Saikhowa national park in Upper Assam has been struggling for survival space due to continuous flood and erosion coupled with government restrictions since last year. They have been met with opposition from the locals that include indigenous groups and colonial era migrants whenever they were trying to settle down in government notified forest land over last one year. Some section of Assamese dailies have reported the news in a most disparaging manner with the use of words such as khedar parikalpana korise (planning to chase away), khedi pothiouwa (chased away) while reporting the incidents happening in Tinsukia district. The news items with provocative content are no less than incitement to inter-group conflict given the social climate in Assam. It is against public taste of ethical and impartial journalism expected from the local Assamese language media.<br />
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Apparently, the government has failed to rehabilitate the suffering people that has compelled them to look for settlement in forest areas in their own. On July, 2017 there was written understanding between the representatives of Mising student union TMPK and the government authorities that the people would be rehabilitated in eight months after similar events erupted in the district.<br />
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When even illegal migrants cannot be expelled forcefully by the state but have to follow the procedure established by Indian laws, it is quite disheartening that marginalized indigenous tribe like Mising are accorded with partisan and contemptuous words in the heights of plight in the Assamese language press. Flood, erosion and legal restrictions in National Park have already crippled the Mising tribesmen but some Assamese language media who are dominant in Brahmaputra Valley are celebrating the sufferings with their disparaging and vexatious content devoid of public responsibility and civility. It is no less than adding salt to the wounds.<br />
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One can find the proof of content published in Assamese dailies: Niyomiya Barta and Dainik Janambhumi on 25 and 26 February, 2018.<br />
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In the month of July, 2017, rural people dwelling in Dibru-Saikhowa National Park from indigenous Mising community were left without a choice amidst opposition of resettlement in Torani reserved forest in Tinsukia district of upper Assam by organizations of indigenous Moran group as well as colonial-era migrant groups such as Adivasis and Gorkhas/ Nepalis. There was ethnic tension between the park dwellers looking for settlement and local people resulting in stand-off for nearly a week.</div>
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The ill-conceivedly declared Dibru Saikhowa National Park straddles between Tinsukia and Dibrugarh district. The human dwellers of celebrated protected area who were apparently affected by flood came looking for higher ground for shelter as well as settlement. The media figured it as about 700 men and women. The stand-off was a sort of humanitarian crisis as the Misings were left like 'people of nowhere'. Thus, the tension in ethnic groups from a bigger angle reflects the fight for scarce and most valued resource: land. Even if it is a reserved forest, that is under the government, the people won't allow to settle even an indigenous community whose land has been sacrificed for a greater purpose such as protected areas-national park as the local people wants to preserve it as forest area itself.</div>
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The events led to moderate level media coverages in Assamese dailies such as Asomiya Pratidin( with a front page article in the following day of incident by a Mising journalist based in Jonai), Dainik Janambhumi and English daily, The Telegraph. Even Pratidin Time, a local television channel, showed video footages of the stand-off. But it was surprising that none from the civil society groups including the top-notch public intellectuals in Assam utter a voice regarding the helplessness of the tribal people. Is not it a selective silence on such a humanitarian issue?</div>
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Since the places has been declared as protected area(national park) under India's laws in 1999, the people of the villages such as Laika and Dodhia are living with a fearful life of dispossession, helplessness and uncertainty. Talks of relocation were in paper and in the words of bureaucrats and politicians but has never been fully implemented. People have no right to build concrete houses. They have no access to state benefits such as housing, health care, education, drinking water and electricity. Is not this a reckless conservation system? Where are those conservation groups at the time of crisis? It is despicable that environmental and wildlife conservation groups did not mince a word at time of stand off at Tarani. Conservation groups may be in need of human rights education as well in addition to what they eulogized.</div>
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According to local account, the population in the park is 12,000. They have been in the villages since ages. Some were resettled by the government after the great earthquake of 1950 and some villagers were already settled there even before that. Government who became a source of blessings in1950s has turned out to be curse in 21st century. Putting animal protection first rather than human beings!Human-beings are becoming victims of conservation politics.</div>
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In the first half of August, 90+ Mising women were put into jail in the same Tinsukia district Some included lactating mothers with child. The women were accused of encroachment of Namphai reserved forest. Women are bearing the brunt of fight for living space now. The people who are accused of encroachment are from flood affected riverine areas often prone to erosion and sandcasts leading to landlessness. This has pushed people to fight for survival at the risk of their lives and inviting legal troubles in newer territories. </div>
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When people are struggling for basic needs: food and shelter within Assam, this must be enough to raise the conscience of thinking people. Still these incidents are not enough to generate the will of civil society groups and intellectuals to raise their voice for the helpless tribals. May be because of less political stake and influence in the power dynamics in Assam!</div>
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There are talks of rehabilitation of refugees and migrants including grant of citizenship to various religious groups from neighbouring countries of India for quite sometime now. One may wonder whether such struggling indigenous tribe within India be declared as refugees in order to get the same priorities and attention of the policymakers and ruling establiments.</div>
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- Tension in reserve forest area in Tinsukia, July 20, The Telegraph
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2. Encroachers stay put- Minister reaches out to flood-hot Misings, flood affected people refuse to leave reserve forest, July 23, The Telegraph : https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170723/jsp/northeast/story_163367.jsp</div>
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3. 150 families evicted from Namphai reserve forest, Aug,4, 2017, The Times of India: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/150-families-evicted-from-namphai-reserve-forest/articleshow/59908972.cms?from=mdr</div>
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4. Khilonjiyak loi sorkar nirowb kiyo?( In English: Why is the government silent on indigenous people?) by Royal Pegu, July 22, Asomiya Pratidin: http://asomiyapratidin.in/article.php?date=22-07-2017&page=1&article=5.jpg&cid=376227#.WYq6DLiZkts<br>
5. Encroachers re-occupy cleared land in Namphai RF, arrested, The Assam Tribune, August 8, 2017 </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796613312247419665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655089052085955230.post-27024200999767197522017-06-12T09:22:00.000-07:002017-06-12T09:45:45.496-07:00Citizenship questions and inter-ethnic relations in Assam in context of Silapathar incident<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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To read the pdf version of this media article, please follow here:<a href="https://www.academia.edu/33425059/Mising_language_article_on_Silapathar_incident_and_citizenship_issue_Hegemony_in_the_land_of_marginalised_is_not_a_good_thing" target="_blank">https://www.academia.edu/33425059/Mising_language_article_on_Silapathar_incident_and_citizenship_issue_Hegemony_in_the_land_of_marginalised_is_not_a_good_thing</a></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796613312247419665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655089052085955230.post-11257992816623096882017-04-19T06:58:00.001-07:002017-05-04T02:59:17.259-07:00Atrocities by immigrant Muslims on Mising tribal in Assam<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The news report in Assamese dailies says that five persons which include teenagers from Dighali village was tied up in a tree at Gelua Tinali near Silapathar in Dhemaji district of Assam and stabbed by knives after a minor scuffle with immigrant Muslim settlers on April 14, 2017. The teenagers named Takuli Mili, 16 and Matang Morang, 17 from Dighali village were returning from market centre after doing a television recharge. Three other youths too were tortured by the immigrants who came to rescue their friends. The injured youths were admitted in Dhemaji civil hospital in night itself. The youth belongs to ethnic minorities group called Mising. They are recognized as Schedule Tribe under Indian constitution. Police arrested 11 persons out of the 19 persons involved in the stabbing incident in 48 hours as pre-emptive measure to prevent inter-group conflict. It is said that the following morning tribal villagers came to immigrant Muslim village looking for the tormentors but police fired bullets on air and tear gas shell to disperse the agitated people. The district administration clamped Section 144 /curfew but in between one cowshed and a dome of paddy straw was lit with fire. The local legislative member, Bhubon Pegu took a stick and engaged along with police in dispersing the agitated villagers, the dailies reports. The women folk took to protest alleging that even after four days all the persons involved in the gruesome incident were not arrested by police. </div>
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There has been a consistent effort from chauvinist quarters to undermine and destroy the identities of small ethnic groups in Assam. The ethnic groups are victims of suppression in terms of the language and culture because they are hardly influential in political arena where electoral politics takes precedence and more importance to numbers than humane consideration in a populous country like India. I would like to point out a latest unethical public policy carried out by the Indian Railways where Mising ethnic group's identity has been sidelined in their own inhabited region which can be called "denial of identity, recognition and belongingness"through hegemonic nomenclature practice on particular train that connects to their soil from the main city of Assam, Guwahati.<br />
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The Kamakhya-Murkongselek Intercity Express that was started in 2015 after a gap of decade due to conversion to broad gauge (BG) brought many cheers to the people in upstream north bank of Siang river, the region characterized by underdevelopment and non-industrialization in Assam. Being inhabited mostly by tribals, it is one of the most neglected region in the state. Silapathar, which is in the same region, was recently in news due to the attack on a local office of influential student union by supporters of refugee rights body.<br />
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The train to Murkongselek, which was once a part of North East Frontier Agency (NEFA) now Arunachal, was introduced post-1962 Sino-Indian war as metre gauge (MG) line in 1976. The foothill Mising inhabited region was clubbed under the "Excluded Areas" (Sadiya and Balipara Frontier Tracts ) in the colonial British period that followed restrictive intervention in interaction and policy matters and total exemption from provincial laws unlike the other plains part of Assam.The then MG train was named Arunachal Express. But, what surprises many in recent times in greater Murkongselek region (also known as Jonai) is the Indian Railways lack of demographic and cultural sensitivity after the introduction of BG line. Without any consultation with any quarters, the train was named via notification in March , 2017 as Lachit Express, which has no cultural resonance with the place. The Mising people, who are otherwise the second largest tribal group, having their own language and culture, came under the grip of hegemonic project adopted by ruling elite's parochial nationalists. The Mising has no influential and conscious leaders in the political quarters which could had exert influence or offer resistance to such chauvinist policy. There has been many trains running from dominant Assamese elite belt such as Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Guwahati , Kamakhya which are also a developed and industrialized region located in the south bank for many decades almost to all parts of India. The majoritarian communities has produced influential leaders who has enormous say in policy matters of Assam since the post-independent period. There cannot be just one but ten of trains named after the great general Lachit Borphukan. But it remain a questionable policy as to why the north bank's tribal belt was targeted?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The order copy from Indian Railways to Guwahati office. Source: Facebook</td></tr>
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These trains running for decades in southern bank of Siang/ Brahmaputra has never been named Lachit Express but some has quietly pushed the nomenclature to a place where train has been introduced in recent times. It may be noted that Rajen Gohain, a long time BJP Assamese MP is the minister of state for railways in India whereas Suresh Prabhu is the union minister of railways. The policy matters relating to Assam and the northeast must have been under the Assam minister's charge. If he was not aware of it or involved in naming it, he should help in withdrawing the same as matter of ethical public policy practice .<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Screenshot from IRCTC app, notice the nomenclature</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: The Assam Tribune news on inauguration of new train to Murkongselek in June 19, 1976</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The train to Murkongselek was named Arunachal Express. The news report also mentioned Murkongselek was in Arunachal Pradesh.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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The Naharlagun-Guwahati Intercity Express was named Donyi Polo Express with an indigenous name which literally means Sun-Moon, respecting the animist belief of the indigenous tribes of Arunachal Pradesh. In the same vein, why the only train that connects Mising inhabited place from Guwahati be not named with a fitting cultural nomenclature? If not, the train should be reverted to previous name itself i.e. the destination nomenclature and be left without any hegemonic politics. This hegemony over small tribes by majoritarian elite must stop in Assam, they should know to respect and provide space of identity of belongingness and presence in the fruits of infrastructure development too.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The train was inaugurated by then Assam CM Sarat Chandra Sinha,one of most progressive chief minister Assam ever had, in presence of S. Tayeng from AP due to absence of CM Prem Khandu Thungon..</td></tr>
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<b><i>Oi nitom, a form of Mising folk song, composed based on "Intercity Express" will be a living testimony against imposition of nomenclature. </i></b></div>
There must be equality for all people irrespective of their numbers in our democracy. There should not be forced and malicious imposition. Assam has multiple cultures, it does not just belong to certain privileged linguistic groups. The composite character must be uphold.<br />
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N.B. <span style="background-color: #f6f7f9; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">We are not against Lachit's ideals and his great deeds in protecting Assam. One of our great warriors Miri <span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">S</span>andikoi was subordinate of Lachit, fought in the historic battle of Saraighat of 1671 to repel Mughal invaders. Many Mising soldiers took part in the battle.</span><span style="background-color: #f6f7f9; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f6f7f9; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">For <span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">further details on the role of Miri Sandikoi (Hazarika), please read <span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">eminent</span> historian Surya Kumar Bh<span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">uyan's book <span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">, <b>Lachit Borphukan and </b><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>His </b><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>Times</b>. </span></span></span></span></span>The step taken by Ministry of Railways reflects Mising's contribution to peace and harmony being undermined, cultural insensitivity and ignorance about the demographic significance of the region.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796613312247419665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655089052085955230.post-6520604817215408692017-03-18T23:26:00.003-07:002017-03-29T10:53:52.968-07:00Ranoj Pegu's exit: Endism of Mising ethnic politics in Assam?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As the regional
television channels, local dailies and social media users are updating their
views on noted ethnic Mising Tani leader <a href="http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=mar1917/at051" target="_blank">Ranoj Pegu’s exit </a>in the context of
upcoming Dhemaji by-poll, I felt I should write on this transition that would
likely to have implications in the Mising nationality’s political life in
particular and northeast Assam’s politics in general in the years to come. The<br />
Misings are the second largest recognized Schedule Tribe social group in Assam.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Since the 1980s,
Mising people has been demanding political autonomy under the Sixth Schedule
even before Ranoj Pegu’s entry into marginalized tribal people’s movement. The
Mising Agom Kebang (MAK), the literary body, was formed in 1972. The MAK too
had the roots with Adi and Mising tribes students and teachers led alfresco
feast while in Cotton College, one of the oldest centres of higher learning,
founded in 1901 in northeast India. The apex body, Mising Bane Kebang, was formed as old as in 1924 in the colonial
period. Student organizations such as the Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK) had
the history of organization in co-ordination with Adi students since the days
of India’s independence in 1947.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ranoj Pegu is known
for Left-oriented political inclination. It is said that Vinod Mishra faction
of Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) had considerable
influence on Karbi and Mising national
organizations struggling for autonomous state and constitutional autonomy in
their respective inhabited areas. <span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">I
called it Leftist-orientation because Mising ethnic movement is independent of
Left parties although it has mixed influences of Marxist, Leninist and Maoist political<br /> </span>philosophy. Pegu, a son of civil servant originally
hailing from fringes of Kaziranga National Park of Bokakhat, is said to be
educated in Shankardev Seminary at Jorhat and Guwahati Medical College and
Hospital. However, Ranoj Pegu is more contemporaneous in north bank of Siang
river of Assam where majority of the Mising lives. He mostly shuttles between
Gogamukh, head quarter of MAC, of which he is the chief executive member and
Guwahati, the capital city of Assam. There were fratricidal clashes in 1990s
between the supporters of Indian National Congress party-influenced Mising
Autonomous Demand Committee (MADC) and the national bodies such as the TMPK, Mising
Mimag Kebang (MMK), Takam Mising Mime Kebang (TMMK) in Mising inhabited
areas. The intense struggle for
supremacy and influence among the political organizations created an atmosphere of chaos and
anarchy in the less-governed inaccessible Mising territories of those times. The infamous
1995 Bilmukh killings of Mising ethnic nationalists over the grant of
boundary-less Mising Autonomous Council (MAC) by security personnel was the
consequence of tussle and differences among the ethnic leaderships.</div>
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Come 21<sup>st</sup>
century, there was a change in the political course in Mising autonomy
movement. During the early Congress-led state government, after regionalist
Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) was defeated in 2001,
constituted Cabinet sub-committee to study the feasibility of Sixth Schedule based autonomy but it was met
with violent opposition from neighboring indigenous communities in the north
bank of Siang/ Brahmaputra river. The government
response was due to the Mising-Rabha-Tiwa alliance popular movements in their
respective belts and demonstrations for autonomy in New Delhi and Dispur. Thus,
it led to undeclared moratorium of growing intense non-violent political mobilization for autonomy. In 2006, the Mising leadership prior to state assembly poll with
other sympathizers in their inhabited areas founded the Sanmilita Ganshakti,
Asom, a micro-regional party with Leftist orientation that claimed to fight for
marginalized communities in the upstream belt of north bank of Siang in Assam. It
vowed to wage ‘’parliamentary struggle’’ instead of armed movement in contrast
to the tendency of many ethnic groups in northeast India. However, in contrary
to perception from media it would be wrong to called Ganshakti as Mising-only
party. It draws supporters and political aspirants from neighboring
communities in the Tani belt. A simple analysis of elected representatives of <a href="http://www.macassam.nic.in/" target="_blank">MAC</a> in 2013 poll clears the air. By
then, the political tempo had resulted in strong support-base for pro-Sixth
Schedule voice particularly in Jonai, Dhemaji, Majuli and Dhakhuakhana constituencies
challenging the ruling Congress party along with parallel <a href="http://www.asomiyapratidin.in/article.php?date=16-03-2017&page=1&article=15.jpg&cid=337392#.WMom2riZkts" target="_blank">anti-autonomy organizations </a>mainly from the indigenous non-tribal Assamese-speaking populace. Bhubon Pegu won the Jonai
constituency in 2006 from Ganshakti party. In 2011, he lost to Congress’
candidate Pradan Baruah. Bhubon Pegu, son of a forest officer from Silapathar,
has the distinction of being a former general secretary of Cotton College Union
Society (CCUS) at prestigious Cotton College. Pegu has huge following in
Mising-inhabited areas which was established during his days at TMPK and
subsequent struggle for Sixth Schedule based autonomy. Sixth Schedule became a buzzword
in Mising society in early 2000s during his leadership for political autonomy
where Johan Doley was the president of TMPK. In 2016, he won again with the distinction of
being the only independent candidate elected to Assam assembly when there was
Modi-wave in most of constituencies of Assam that promised security for ‘jati,
mati and bheti (nation, land and homestead) under the leadership of former All Assam
Students’ Union (AASU) leader, Sarbananda Sonowal. It may be recalled that the Ganshakti, having Leftist-orientation, did not enter into pre-poll alliance unlike other smaller parties in the 2016 Assam poll.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Mising political imagination
of achieving constitutional autonomy is on the crossroad. The main steering figures
of non-violent political struggle for autonomy such as Ranoj Pegu joining of
BJP and Bhubon Pegu’s hinting of joining
the saffron outfit marks an era of mainstreaming of Mising ethnic nationalism to pan-Indian
nationalist fold after a break of three decades. Three decades can be counted
from post-Assam Accord (1985) to BJP’s triumph with the mantra of aligning the “khilonjia’’
(indigenous) in 2016 assembly election. The advent of populist Hindu nationalist fervor
since 2014 together with many regional sub-nationalist leaders aligning with
BJP in Assam may be attributed to the exit of ethnic leaders. And most
significantly, the decades of experiences and experiments of parliamentary
politics on Mising ethnic nationalist plank could be the factors behind this
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Drawing from theories
of international relations, the latest political development in Mising
political life may be identified as <a href="http://www.wesjones.com/eoh_noexit.htm" target="_blank">“endism''</a>. Endism is different from
declinism. While declinism is conditionally pessimistic that provides warning
to the pathway to historical decline of ethnic politics and longing for reverse
political state but endism signifies unwavering optimism with the illusion of
well-being and escape from history (emphasis added). According to Sameul P.
Huntington, endism does not provide corrective action but relaxed
complacency. There is a widespread hope, optimism and complacency in the society
that Mising ethnic leaders are joining the alliance of powers. Endism, when
consequences are met with errors, could be far more “dangerous and subversive.”
The ‘political’ Mising society, bereft
of its key personalities and ideologues, may riddle into disarray. It may also lead to 'no exit" at all from the ethnic politics but a shift in the cycle of Mising ethnic nationalism. Nevertheless,
the forthcoming by-poll of Dhemaji constituency, whether Ranoj Pegu wins or
loses, would be an outlier in the political history of the community.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>(Views expressed here are entirely personal. This article doesn't reflect the views of institutions or organizations the author is associated with.)</i></div>
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1. http://mishingrenaissance.blogspot.in/2013/02/politics-of-consensus-debating-mising.html</div>
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2. http://bhaskarpegu.blogspot.in/2011/08/tmpk-is-political-organizationranoj.html</div>
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3. http://bhaskarpegu.blogspot.in/2010/03/tmpk-mulls-armed-struggle-over-mac.html</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";"> </span>Gíné<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>March 6, 2017 </b>do Silapathar town dok Jonai bélamlo du:né All Assam
Students’ Union (AASU) ophis dém Nikhil Bharat Bangali Udbastu Samannay Samiti
(NBUSS)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dé bottan kébang ko igela “procession”
la:len douém lumín sula édé poriné ope:lok tani yé démbito odokké gerko okum
démsin <a href="http://www.sentinelassam.com/mainnews/story.php?sec=1&subsec=0&id=300874&dtP=2017-03-07&ppr=1#.WMuwa7iZkts" target="_blank">mopen-moren</a> bito. <a href="http://bengali.indiandictionaries.com/meaning.php?id=3637&lang=Bengali" target="_blank">Udbastu </a>dé Bengali gompiré, édém “refugee” émdo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mo:di akolokké agin dungko amo:lo lokké
ménpakla gílad langkumane tani ém<a href="http://www.unrefugees.org/what-is-a-refugee/" target="_blank">“Refugee”</a> pé sapla do. Gílad kugom sin kangkan
pé turra dula ma:y</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">é</span>, p</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">é</span>sola turpa:y</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">é</span>. Aba:yang Bornoi (Siang/Lali?Brahmaputra)
ané kekon-kesak pé du:ne Bengali British longé (1826) dok</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">ké</span> Bangladesh (1971)
lendo do:pé<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Assam sop ginné. Odok
lédupésin gítíla dung motum la:ma do:pé.</span><br />
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mimak éla tribel opín</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Assam mimak (Assam movement) dok
lédupé Rajiv Gandhi bí Prime Minister pé ila du:dodo August 15, 1985 dok sukti
ko ika.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Assam mimak dém ibomnédé AASU
dokké supakke Asom Gono Porishad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Odo
ayir do Asom Gano Songram Porishod emdagai. Amin de <a href="http://www.assam.gov.in/documents/1631171/0/Annexure_10.pdf?version=1.0" target="_blank">Assam Accord</a> / Asom Sukti.
Ede sukti dem dekko m<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">é:</b>mi-sigila-sapkum-sappala
24 March, 1971 (yume 12 do:pé) do gí:ané takam taniyém “Indian citizen” émna
sapyé émna to:likto. Mimak moné ope:yé Hindu dak Muslim dak appingéméi torík
su:ye. Odok lédu dokkédem torik sula ma:ye émna atgab ligdanla ru:sékto. Odok
lédudok giné sékomsin torik sula:maye emto. Édé Assam mimak dém Mising, Boro
Kachari, Deori, Tiwa, Karbi, Rabha, Dimasa appingéi dité-di:rung kinma pé
gítéminla angu modi lok taniyém Asom sokké gílen kupé lagiyé émna imín-gímínka.
Tiwa taniyé Morigaon district do <a href="http://www.caravanmagazine.in/vantage/thirty-two-years-later-nellie-massacre-remains-all-forgotten" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Nellie émkodo </span></a>February,
1983 do 2000 boje ko oinu kumli ope:lok bojepe taniyem moketo. Silapothar
do:sin ginga la du:ne Bengali taniyem Arne Sapori do moketo. Sapyém Assam mimak
do 1979 dokké 1985 dok sukti ido takam do Assam so sékri pé du:toma. Tiwa tani
lok popé amongém pa:lad yékuji émna mé:la odo Tiwa taniyé<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>iboka émna lédudo lusudungku. Émpigel AASU do
bottan leaders kídíde “kinma” émna sappakto, Tiwa tribel kídídém aíké émna
saptokuma, bulu tani mokene opeye émnam asin ko imoto. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/22/world/mrs-gandhi-on-a-tour-of-assam-blames-agitators-for-massacre.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Gohpur do mipak taniyé Boro-Kachari
taniyém dolu lokké ménpakla </span></a>Arunachal dok yumrang ara:lo dugsi la
du:pa:to. Indira Gandhi bi gikal kado do mipak kidi dok dugra sula dungko camp
ong kididem lengkanka. <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">Lubiko</span> <a href="http://bodolanddemand.blogspot.in/2013/08/bodos-killed-by-assamese-in-gohpur.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">kamala Boro kebange Arunachal dok Chief
Minister Gegong Apang </span></a>me kumtin sula Prime Minister Gandhi bí Boro
ngasod démsini kinmoto. Odok lédupé 1987 do Assam sukti do Boro légang okkosin
kamang émna kinla Upendranath Brahma bí All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) dokki
“Divide Assam 50:50” ilaboi émna mimak tarungém morop kang. AASU
igé-gígébonékídídé Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) dem la:len ge:la bulukke migom dola
dungai. 2003 do Boro sukti em Bharat sorkar ésin ipatoku abbuk jo:la mimak
monékididém, BTAD lenmotoku. Édém bojeko luyar pénam kama emna me:do. Séko
opínémsin mé:tin sukanmang nérkur la luyémilo.</span></div>
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témpin ansin jégalo bagémpé <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>kapé édempe
ikan?</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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Lékoda Silapothar do odo longédok<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>édémbulum ka:la gíla gíkun tani lukampé 2 kilometre kopé procession dé
iyyapé dokké 10, 000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ko:pé giminé tani
dungai. Gimin ne tani kidi de ko:kang kamangi, mine-mijing, yame-mimbir,
ne-milbong gidagai . Kanggabla ka:nampe aike agom lok <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">placard</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dokké <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">poster</i> appidém attagai. Aiké
genam-bomnamém gebomdagai. Mising amo:lo kape edempe idun takam Misingei
taddung ? Mising kébang kidi dok bulum Silapothar dok doying em okkomna luyen
tani taudung? Mising<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>képé Aasu dé amik
opinlok porin kébang. Bengali détu amik kérung, bulu okolai lokké gidung
émnamdé ta:to-ya:yo manggom 50 ditag Mising tani ko iné taumiloi kinyé.
Ludaggomsin Silapothar dé ngoluk Mising among lo dung, émdaggom ngolukké émna
tokuma:bo. <a href="https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170307/jsp/northeast/story_139345.jsp#.WMujEriZktt" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">The Telegraph dé attak 25-30 per cent
ko Bengali </span></a>yé dung. 2001 census léngkankampé 22, 307 ko tani dung.
Supak 30000 anindupé bong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Town
committee do:tu séko du:dakji kindagai.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> 2014 do BJP pa:la central
(ki:ni)odokké<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>state government so 2016
do BJP pa:ma dapébong “Hindu refugee” émsin citizenship biyé émna buluk
“manifesto” doi bitak. Émpila 2016 do <a href="http://www.prsindia.org/billtrack/the-citizenship-amendment-bill-2016-4348/" target="_blank">Citiz<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">en</span>ship Amendment Bill 2016</a> émnam ko
Parliament do tosatak “refugee” kídí dém lomdanla citizen pé idopé. AASU odokké
angu-angu Assam sok kébangé édém ilam:ye émna lutíla ajéngém jé:la dung.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sok “khilonjia”/ “tholuwa”/ “indigenous/
“mo:di sok ommang” taniyé “minority” pagyé agom , tani, migom gomnam (politics)
appílok émna.</span></div>
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sapyémilo<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Silapathar do kapil Mising
asop dun? Ngok méngkipé sé do:ying kídí sokkipak: Misingé mé:ra sula du:padak :</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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Akajan constituency ( Silapathar desin giadak) Bengali luné éla mipak agom luné
ope: (Ahom, Sutiya, Koch, Kolita, Bamun, Rajbongshi appidé, odokké migom dola traibel ammem ka:titné takamdé) takamdé bulu jigyed
motomang, édé opín anyyi déi topaksuto MAC election imoma émna. Simen Somkong
constituency do:sin du:pakkang édémípé. “Indefinite bandh” Dhemaji do binamko <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">buluk ope: k</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">ébang</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">é</span></span> ika.</span></span></div>
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2004 dok “independence day” lo<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/aug/15assam.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Dhemaji do bomb bukmola</span></a> ngoluk Sixth Schedule modak
do “law and order” ngasod aba:yang ko angkang abbuk jomapé sékri inam mimakdo.
Dhemaji district dém bojéko “militarized”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>zone pé imoto. Dhemaji tém séko bayukkan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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saikel dugyém lo:dém gíy bekdungai édé sin iskul lendom. Police ésin émmumpé
ngolum yuméko lock-up lo léngkita)</span></div>
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Jonai do <a href="http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/assam/data_sheets/2008mas.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Ali-a:yé Lígang dírbí yumédo 2008 </span></a>do
séko bullan bomb bugmonékidé, édémpé sékkai opinlok dirbi yumélok bugmo kitakne
Assam so okolai? Sékom ménggédan? Sékai mipak organization “culprit” kídídém
etgabla “justice” pabopé lage émdune? 2016 assembly election do takam adjin
opiné BJP manggom Congress do “alliance” ito,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><a href="http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=mar1616/at053" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Sanmilata Ganashakti, Assam</span></a>
éla Autonomous State Demand Committee (Karbi Anglong) mégela. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";"></span>Bengali lok “<a href="http://www.nagalandpost.com/ChannelNews/Regional/RegionalNews.aspx?news=TkVXUzEwMDEwMDgxNg%3D%3D" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Bongo Sena”dé Karbi</span></a> dité
talédo angupé Bangladesh “Hindu Bengali du:téng: mayeku émna longku lenkang
émnabdém kindanlang ngoluk tani kídídé? Sapyémilo Ganshakti dok dunggab ko:dém
rago ko:pak monam légang “Hindu” “refugee” kídí dok do:yingém itélíkla igo-siro
dung. </span></div>
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NiBBUSS dé Rashtriya Swayam Sevak<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(RSS)
dok <a href="https://thewire.in/114746/assam-hindu-bangladeshi-citizenship/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">alagkan kébangko émna lugéngko</span></a>
kadung. Buluk President Subodh Biswas émnamdé Nagpur do du:dak émna lutad bigoné
ope:yé ludak. RSS dé BJP lok luyir odokké bélam sutkan biné abu é.
“Citizenship” dok “politics” dém odo idung okol mipak agom luné opeye sin bojek
kamaji, tribel bojeko dungkodo. Tribel kébang lok érokné kébang dém andan
ge:la. NiBBUSS dé Morigaon do:sin édémípin kébang iyé émnamko ludagamalang.
Morigaon dé Tiwa lok du:téng mo:diyé okolo mipak opeyéyasin gingane tani
abayangkaboji. Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Silchar odobulu édé kébangdém
ilatomane sékriru:pé ipé mé:mílo?</span></div>
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Mising agom lok sign board/ poster ko mo:la “aíké” émnam tani kídídém “ayang”
ko léngkandagne ngoluk amo:lo dung émla. Mising tani lokképé annyi opíndéi édílai
lokkébong ngolum aíkémpé mé:mang émna léngkan la dung. Annyi déi Mising ké
pé“amme” (other) pé ila dung. </span></div>
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“reserved constituency” dokké tribal belt ilen bo:ye émna odo gígéboné tribal
leaders kídar dém luka. Odokképak Bordoloi ké ibonam Assam Congress Committee
do gímínka:ku. Tribal leaders Bhimbor Deuri, Rupnath Brahma, Rabi Chandra
Kachari, Karko Chandra Do:le bulu Bharat sé “independence” ma:da:pé angu modi
lok gi:né amme tribal lok among ém dungkulub bomye émnamdém ka:bekdagai. Tribal
belt and block lo amo:lo amme (non-tribal) é amongém la:la ma:yé réla ma:yé
émnam ko 1938 do:bo lunamki<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lédupésin
édémípé iyépé émna mé:tinsuto. Po<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">:</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">pé Congress<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">é taniy</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">ém ginga l</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">í</span>ktak m</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">í</span>lo, supak lottado sok tani-</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">íng</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">ém </span>mo:r</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">í</span>d do<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">:p</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">é<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";"> kar</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">é d</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">ém r</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">ébidung suppakk</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">é migoms</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">é.</span></div>
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sukti dok <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/103201482/Assam-Accord-1985-pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Clause 10</span></a> dé sémpé attak:</span></div>
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will be ensured that relevant laws for prevention of encroachment of government
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in tribal belts and blocks are strictly enforced and unauthorized encroachers
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migomé ménggabla gerduji édépék nérkík agomdé. Odo mé:dak Silapathar démpin
ngasodém lékoda sido Assam “mo:di sok ommang” (sons of soil) ka:bekma:yé dokké
lékopé ager tarungém iyar tílayé.</span></div>
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angka:nam (nationalism)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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réngam lok<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ang ka:nam kayir sula Mising
taniésin dakropa:yé émna dekkoi mé:né dung. Silapathar dok pa:mínsudak<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lédupé<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Mising lok porin kébang édémarpésin kínggípé imín-gímínla ang léngkan
toma, luyémílo “limited participation”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>itak. Sapyémílo mipak ang dém<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>mikjém gel gímín ma:nam de aidak. Buluk kolok ang dém ka:yir suma:pé
Assamese <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Assamese_literature" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">agom éla gomla<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">b</span></span></a> (language
and literature) la:sa bokunamdémpak ka:yir supénammé, angu kídí takamdém aidak
émna luguma, réngam agl£ng ka:mínsunam pé iyé. Mé:po ménganla sékri du:nam dé
ajukayé. Réngam ang-kanam<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dém kangkanpé
irop pé réngam ako murkong-tarung dok dakra su:namdémpak (economically
self-reliant) irop po:payé. Amikolok réngam ager gerdung émla murkong
langkumsunam (kumlai la:daggom morítlai la:daggom) dírbídém mokab pa:yé..</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796613312247419665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655089052085955230.post-12524627691568489562016-07-14T11:54:00.001-07:002017-02-27T03:51:37.385-08:00Skill India Mission and Problems in Northeast India<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I am writing this piece to share my experiences and thoughts regarding the central government of India's initiative called Skill India Mission. I was really amazed by such initiatives started by the government.</div>
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I thought the mission to skill our youth population would give a much needed employment space especially for rural youths. When I went to Delhi in February 2016, I saw Skill India mission advertisements in many city bus stoppages which I felt this must be a grand and serious initiatives for reaping the demographic dividends.</div>
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Back home, months ago I encouraged some of our youths that a free three months course for tribal unemployed youth are imparted in CIPET, Changsari, located in the outskirts of Guwahati in north bank of Brahmaputra river.</div>
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joining the course. Out of their hard earned money, he rushed to Dhemaji's industries and commerce office and submitted the necessary documents. One day while his illiterate father was working in crop field, he got a call from Guwahati and listened the term 'Plastic". His son was informed and he comprehended later that it was a official call for the much waited course.</div>
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I took the boy in following days to join the course in the institute. The course was machine operator course relating to manufacturing of plastic materials. When some more villagers heard of the course, I was contacted by some boys including their parents expressing interest to join such skill development course provided if a work is guaranteed thereafter completion. There was some boys who even wanted to discontinue their college studies to join the course because their parents had problems in arranging their resources for higher education. Since the required qualification to do such course was matriculation only, many in fact match up to the eligibility. The boy informed that there were number of boys coming from Arunachal Pradesh and some even from Tripura.</div>
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The interested first boy joined and completed the course successfully. He got a work in Dimapur, a town which is regarded as Nagaland's commercial hub. He worked for an individual owned plastic factory that produces items like mugs, buckets, bottles etc.</div>
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I am talking about the working conditions for skilled youths in northeastern region of India. Even the amount of remuneration needs to be seriously discussed.</div>
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When an individual left his home to earn his livelihood, don't we need to consider the liabilities back home? Now, he is skilled, overworked and underpaid.</div>
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Can't we make policies which is decent with working hours and perfect with perks? Or should we still work 12 hours to earn 6000 INR a month? Is this what meant Skill India Mission for the youths intertwined with uncertain glory? Where is the pragmatism to show the hopes? Can there be something call regulations? I hope our policymakers ponder over these issues.</div>
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What will the particular boy do now? He would go either to tap rubber again for estate owners in Arunachal Pradesh, the skill he learned already while in village or work in the field to help his father. Skill was cultivated in the hope of better tomorrow. But it did not happen. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796613312247419665noreply@blogger.com1Guwahati, Assam 781001, India26.1445169 91.73623650000001825.916449399999998 91.413513000000023 26.3725844 92.058960000000013tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655089052085955230.post-46342516559330958902016-03-15T08:13:00.000-07:002016-03-15T08:13:26.857-07:00Book review: The Nellie massacre of 1983: agency of rioters <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Please check this link to find my latest book review piece published in Social Movement Studies journal by Taylor and Francis: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14742837.2016.1149462#.VugmjeYwCQc</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796613312247419665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655089052085955230.post-85779272756096954212015-07-24T18:39:00.001-07:002015-09-02T03:32:20.540-07:00New link on journal publication: Commentary<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I would like to share a link of publication of my work here titled "<a href="https://www.academia.edu/12625730/Political_tension_and_violence_in_western_Assam_during_Indias_16th_Lok_Sabha_election_2014" target="_blank">Political tension and violence in western Assam during India's 16th Lok Sabha election, 2014.</a> Journal's name: Journal of North East India Studies", ISSN 2278-1455.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796613312247419665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655089052085955230.post-13349226479136216452015-01-08T04:52:00.001-08:002015-04-23T08:15:31.181-07:00Article on Ethnic Mobilization in Assam and contribution of Lakhsminath Pangging<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The Political Path of Ethnic Mobilization in Assam and the contribution of Lashminath Pangging-A Review by Bhasker Pegu, Asinang Onam: Journal of Research and Reviews on Mishing History, Ethnology and Language, 20th Year, 15th Issue, 2015, Mishing Society of Mumbai, Mumbai, ISSN 2277-9906 (Print)<br />
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In order to read or download the full article, please click <a href="https://www.academia.edu/12081678/The_Political_Path_of_Ethnic_Mobilization_in_Assam_and_the_contribution_of_Lashminath_Pangging-A_Review" target="_blank">here</a> .</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796613312247419665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655089052085955230.post-89434098386393557162014-05-15T05:34:00.000-07:002014-05-15T05:35:10.356-07:00The real story of the conflict in western Assam<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Even as bodies of children, women and men killed in the
recent violence in western Assam were being buried, rival politicians
jumped in to gain political mileage. The heated exchange among national
leaders over the issue has generated more heat than light, and has
served to mask the complex reality leading to the current conflict in
the region. </div>
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This is unfortunate because such irresponsible politicking can sow
the seeds of even greater tension in a bewilderingly diverse and
geo-politically sensitive region, so close to Chicken’s Neck, a stretch
of land just 20 km wide that links the north-east with the rest of
India.</div>
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The troubles of western Assam just after elections in
Kokrajhar sprang from the bitter and messy political battle in that
constituency ahead of the elections. Kokrajhar is the administrative
headquarters of the Bodoland Territorial Autonomous District (BTAD),
which has historically elected Bodo lawmakers. </div>
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BTAD is a special administrative region comprising four
districts in Assam, created a decade ago after a tripartite peace accord
between the Centre, the state government and former militants belonging
to the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT), who gave up their demand for a
separate state in exchange for autonomy. The political party launched by
the former rebels, Bodoland People’s Front, captured power in the
region. </div>
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Ahead of this election, the four-time member of Parliament (MP) from Kokrajhar, <span class="person"><a href="http://www.livemint.com/Search/Link/Keyword/Sansuma%20Khungur%20Bwismuthiary">Sansuma Khungur Bwismuthiary</a></span>,
was denied a ticket by his own party. Bwismuthiary had acquired the
reputation of a fiery politician among Bodos over the past few years,
thanks largely to his uncharitable remarks on non-Bodos of the state.
Given that the Bodos are not a numerical majority in Kokrajhar, the BPF
probably dropped Bwismuthiary to avoid consolidating the non-Bodo vote,
and instead chose another prominent Bodo leader and former state cabinet
minister, <span class="person"><a href="http://www.livemint.com/Search/Link/Keyword/Chandan%20Brahma">Chandan Brahma</a></span>. </div>
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Bwismuthiary poured cold water on such calculations and
filed his nomination papers as an independent candidate, and weaned a
substantial chunk of his supporters away from the BPF fold to campaign
for him. To add to this, another high-profile candidate, <span class="person"><a href="http://www.livemint.com/Search/Link/Keyword/Ranjit%20Shekhar%20Mooshahary">Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary</a></span>,
former governor of Meghalaya and former National Security Guards (NSG)
chief, joined the fray on a Trinamool Congress ticket. The influential
All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) extended its support to an independent
candidate, <span class="person"><a href="http://www.livemint.com/Search/Link/Keyword/Urkhao%20Gwra%20Brahma">Urkhao Gwra Brahma</a></span>, a former MP and student leader.</div>
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Even as Bodo loyalities were getting divided, non-Bodos rallied behind a common candidate, <span class="person"><a href="http://www.livemint.com/Search/Link/Keyword/Naba%20Kumar%20Saraniya">Naba Kumar Saraniya</a></span>. Saraniya, who uses the alias <span class="person"><a href="http://www.livemint.com/Search/Link/Keyword/Heera">Heera</a></span>,
is a former commander of a dreaded battalion of the United Liberation
Front of Assam (ULFA) and belongs to the Saraniya Kachari tribe. </div>
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The tribe is a sub-group of the umbrella Bodo-Kachari
fold, which once encompassed the Bodos and several other plains tribes
of Assam. The Bodos are the largest of Bodo-Kachari ethnicity whose
sub-groups are spread across a few north-eastern states and neighbouring
West Bengal. With the passage of time and changing cultural influences
over the centuries, the Saraniyas, along with several other communities,
have moved away from their heritage and no longer speak the
Bodo-Kachari tongue but a variant closer to Assamese. </div>
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Heera Saraniya’s claim of belonging to a scheduled tribe
(ST) was contested by Bodo groups even after the acceptance of his
nomination papers by the Election Commission. Kokrakjhar is a
constituency reserved for STs.</div>
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Bodos and non-Bodos have shared an uneasy relationship in
the BTAD for long. The non-Bodos, comprising the caste Assamese, other
tribes, ethnic groups such as the Koch Rajbongshis clamouring for ST
status, Bengali-speaking Hindus and Bengali-speaking Muslims constitute
the majority in BTAD, and the experience of being ruled by a minority
discomfited many. </div>
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Saraniya was able to bank on such sentiments and secured
the backing of several influential leaders of non-Bodo communities. The
All Bodoland Minority Students’ Union (ABMSU), dominated largely by
Bengali-speaking Muslims, and a faction of the All Koch Rajbongshi
Students’ Union (AKRSU) came out in open support of Heera Saraniya
during the poll campaigns, asking people to vote for someone who could
represent the cause of non-Bodos in the region.</div>
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There were reports about non-Bodos voting en masse for
Saraniya on polling day, making the BPF leadership jittery. Prominent
BPF leaders such as Pramila Rani Brahma made inflammatory remarks
against Muslims of the region, and the attacks on that community
followed a few days later, igniting fears of a repeat of a 2012-like
situation, when more than 100 people from both Bodo and Muslim
communities were killed and hundreds of thousands of Bengali Muslims
fled their homes in panic. </div>
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Even in that year, the violence was preceded by sharp
exchanges between an aggressive Bodo leadership, which was mobilizing
opinion for the creation of a separate state, and the Muslims, who
demanded that the BTAD be scrapped as it had not benefited anyone other
than the Bodos. While a substantial section of non-Bodos harbour
resentment against the BTAD, it is the leaders of the Bengali Muslim
community who have been most vocal in their opposition. Already facing
flak or failing to deliver on their promises of developing the BTAD
region, the BPF leadership became insecure and upped the ante against
Muslim settlers.</div>
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The politics of competitive extremism in the region and
the consequent polarization is a direct product of the history of
misguided interventions by successive Central and state governments in
addressing the vulnerabilities and insecurities of different communities
living in the region. In trying to pacify one aggrieved ethnic group,
the state has often ended up making other communities insecure,
perpetuating conflict in the region. </div>
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When the Bodo movement first sprang up, it was brutally
suppressed. By 2003, the reaction to the movement had moved to the other
extreme, with a willing Centre amending the Indian constitution to
create the BTAD, turning a blind eye to the interests of other
communities. Previously, such a body could only exist in hill areas of
north-eastern states according to the Sixth Schedule of the
constitution. </div>
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Creating the BTAD has only served to antagonize the
non-Bodos, lending power to organizations such as the Sanmilita
Janagosthiya Aikyamancha (SJA), an umbrella grouping of 20 non-Bodo
organizations. The chief minister of Assam had to hold out assurances
time and again during his election campaign in this part of the state
that “there would be no further division of Assam”.</div>
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The Bodo peace accord has clearly not led to peace in the
region. The other big failure has been the inability to solve the
problem of illegal immigration. As a result, all settlers or
Bengali-speaking Muslims are tarred as Bangladeshis even though a
substantial section among them has been living here since the British
Raj. </div>
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The Bangladeshi tag, however, makes all of them soft
targets whenever conflicts flare up in the region. Other communities
such as the ‘adivasis’ have also born the brunt of violence by Bodo
extremists in the past but it is the Bengali-speaking Muslims that have
suffered the greatest casualties over the past three decades in western
Assam.</div>
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Unless the mistakes of the past are acknowledged and the
perpetrators of violence brought to book, these incidents of violence
will only prepare the ground for even bigger conflicts in the future. If
the inflamed passions of western Assam are to be doused, both civil
society and the polity have to rise above partisanship and petty
politicking to bring peace to the region.</div>
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Source: http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/DkmMauJSK8Wtcxy5F82o7H/The-real-story-of-the-conflict-in-western-Assam.html </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796613312247419665noreply@blogger.com0Kokrajhar, Assam 783370, India26.4014362 90.26669900000001726.4014362 90.266699000000017 26.4014362 90.266699000000017tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655089052085955230.post-77935682201918074302014-04-15T00:49:00.002-07:002014-04-15T01:15:23.171-07:00Social Mobilization for Higher Education: Sequence Exemplar of Tezpur University Jonai Campus Movement 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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movement mobilization have taken place across the globe on various
issues. Here's an exemplar of social movement for higher education in
Jonai of Dhemaji district, Assam, India articulated and participated by social organizations,
educationists, students and masses. The above is bottom-up
representation of mobilization of people in symmetry on the issue,
reason for mobilization, communication of grievances through potential
effective channel(the above is Prof Mrinal Miri, noted Indian
educationist) and the outcome of people's mobilization. Social networks
like Facebook, Twitter and MisingOnline were used as communication
tools to diffuse information and updates.The events took place in
April-May 2013. The credit goes to fellow members of
ethnic Mising community and other compassionate participating
subalterns. Despite hurdles created by politicians in connivance with
lackadaisical administrators to block the project, the land allotment
finally took place due to mobilization.(Pictures are not my own.). One
can read more details about this<a href="http://bhaskarpegu.blogspot.in/2013/05/become-part-of-jonai-campus-university.html"> small scale social movement here</a>. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796613312247419665noreply@blogger.com0Jonai, Assam 787060, India27.8322761 95.221447727.8041921 95.1811072 27.8603601 95.2617882tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655089052085955230.post-31726709523643114892013-10-14T01:48:00.001-07:002013-10-14T01:56:33.107-07:00Why Guwahati's Kangkin Kebang flopped this year?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Over the last three decades, the Mising student community
with full support from the citizens of Guwahati has been celebrating
Kangkin Kebang, literally " Know Gathering/ Assembly", which means a
meeting to know each other. It's formally organized once in a year
among Mising youths comprising largely of senior and junior students.<br />
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The
venue of Kangkin Kebang 2013 (KK'13) was at Kalaguru Bishnu Prasad Rabha
hall ( KBR ) in Cotton College on September 15. The organizer of the
KK'13, the TMPK, Guwahati City Committee was criticized badly by the
student community for the program did not happened as it was supposed.
It is said that the Cotton College students were also left discontented.
The failure of kangkin kebang became open of social media with many
girls and boys expressing about the program. On Facebook some were
critical of the Gomug mouth piece, others were dissatisfied with long
lectures without any entertainment break. Was this year's kangkin kebang
the worst of all?<br />
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On October 14, 2013, after almost a
month, we had the opportunity to sit down and talk about the flop
kangkin kebang. Lila Taye, the president of TMPK, GCC, Rhitu Kumbang and
Tanuj Tayeng, all are affiliated to Gauhati University, and I discussed
the issue.<br />
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Lila pointed out that the main reason for failure
was financial reason. Organizing members including himself were running
managing bucks till the hours of kangkin kebang schedules.</div>
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Besides,
when Ganesh Pegu and I was asked to anchor the kangkin sunam
(introductory program of new and old students), the backstage
arrangements such as musical instruments to start off with chorus, was
not ready enough to kick off. So, we took more than hour.</div>
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The
program started very late behind schedule. This also prevented the
revelers from having entertainment. The invited guests lecture series
ended in the evening with a lively performance of Gumrag dance by
students of Cotton College. Cotton College's Gumrag was the face-saving
mask of the kebang in the name of cultural program. It really thrilled every watchers.</div>
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<b>Why Kangkin Kebang is a serious issue?</b></div>
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Kangkin Kebang is a social gathering exclusively organized for the youths. The new generation students are the society's future of tomorrow. </div>
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Kangkin
Kebang, going by it basic meaning, we might not understand the
importance. Our friend Rhitu had said, it's not just a gathering, it has
become an institution of society. Kangkin Kebang is the only program
meant for students in the Mising society. Over the decades of practice
in various towns and colleges, <b>Kangkin Kebang is evolving itself to be a social institution</b>. It must be well organized in such a way where
youths in towns and cities get to interact and introduce not just with new friends, but with the society's traditions, cultures, literature and language. When top personalities lecture before the students, these issues are always cared for.</div>
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<b>Some bitter experiences</b></div>
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During
my college days at Cotton, I was actively involved in organizing three
kangkin kebangs. Of course, now a days with academic pre-occupation I
am off from raising funds and circulating invitations actively. This too
makes a good a experience being in an organization.</div>
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Lila,
Rhitu and Tanuj, had recounted their experiences while going for
raising fund to organized kangkin kebang. What left me shocking, the
encounter they experience with some big people; Some "big people" of
Mising society simply doesn't want heed to KK invitation because their
name are not printed in the program sheets. What they meant, since my
name is not printed I'll not come to Kangkin Kebang, neither I'll help
in donation. Of course, there are equally some excellent people, they
never care whatever is printed. They come forward with cash and kinds to
make the event successful every year.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796613312247419665noreply@blogger.com0Jalukbari, Guwahati, Assam, India26.1443581 91.64206990000002426.0873446 91.561388900000026 26.2013716 91.722750900000023tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655089052085955230.post-34037463520788069862013-08-14T21:28:00.000-07:002013-08-19T05:19:55.514-07:00An Adventurous Journey to Sadiya via Mebo- Namsing-Gadum<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
On July 20, 2013 early morning, Rhitu Kumbang and I set out in a car to the National Highway (NH) 52 from Annapur village of Misamora. Rhitu's plan was to dropped me to the highway to get me passenger vehicle to my home village. The weather was pleasant with no sun rise in the morning, so he offered to take a drive along in the beautiful highway upon reaching Simenchapori.<br />
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While driving, I asked him what was the plan for the day where he replied there was no such specific plan as paddy transplanting was almost over in their family. So, my mind just played the idea that whether we should tour to Sadiya. Both of us had never been to there. "Why not we take the car to there?" Rhitu exclaimed. But we did not had sufficient bucks. I countered how could he be so sure of driving the car to Sadiya since we did not had the knowledge of road condition. "Have not you listen oi nitom mentioning about Sumo-Winger vehicles plying to Amarpur, Sadiya? "<br />
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Sadiya is a historically significant place. From the chronicles, we come across in where Miri (Mising) tribe had raided and attacked in the territroy of Ahom kingdom till seventeenth century. With the advent of the British after Yandaboo Treaty, 1826, Sadiya had become a place of seeds of Tani languages and literature. British and American Missionaries left the place with indelible mark among the present Adi and Mising people. J.H. Lorrain's " <a href="http://books.google.co.in/books?id=EvZyeDe0ka4C&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false">A Dictionary of Abor-Miri Language</a>" (1906) is the earliest ever lexicography produced in those times in Tani language. Other contributions includes J.F Needham's "An Outline Grammar of Shaiyang Miri Language" (1866), collection of folk story in Padam clan language. And in modern times, because of the inaccessible surface communication Sadiya was a safe haven of insurgent outfits where cadres moved around freely in island villages. Even red rebels are gaining ground as the media of late has reported. Many things were heard, never seen.<br />
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With all these exciting impressions in mind we plan to see the tip of Mising habitat, immortalized in many well-known folk songs in Mising society. We passed via the proposed Jonai campus Tezpur University in Majulipur village and reached our home. Rhitu and I had light breakfast given by Mom.<br />
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Then we drove to Jonai to meet Bhisma Doley, once a senior who now works in a college. We exchanged our car with his bike. We filled few litres of petrol at Ruksin and moved towards Pasighat.<br />
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Rhitu clean shaved and cut his hair in a salon. I bought some chocolates and chips in the town. We moved towards Mebo. We passed the beautiful Raneghat bridge over Siang. The highway was very clean with green forest on either sides with absence of man and vehicles. We crossed the famous knee-deep beautiful Siku river immortalized in oi ni:tom.<br />
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We reached an intersection where we found signboards indicating Mebo town. We asked about the route to petrol pump men in an fuel re-filling station. "You have to go straight to reach Gadum Tiniali. It is 58 kilometres from here. Amarpur is not far from there". (For details on driving direction from Jonai to Amarpur, please refer this <a href="https://maps.google.co.in/maps/ms?authuser=0&vps=2&hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=19&msid=210952733240671949086.0004e24e29e1f8e1fddd3">link of Google maps.</a> Also see <a href="https://maps.google.co.in/maps?hl=en&tab=wl">text display</a> .)<br />
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Then the adventurous journey begun! No village, no people, only thick forest! We rode along the unknown small metalled road with scary mind imagining of wild animals and robbers with sword!<br />
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There are few villages in between Mebo and Gadum namely Ngopok, Serum, Borguli, Namsing. And again, the imagery about these places is drawn only from one source--Oi ni:tom! We sung in the top of our voices with beating heart in the jungle road. We passed small wooden and iron bridges over streams and rivers.<br />
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We passed the Serum korong (literal meaning for river in Adi and Mising). We drank water of the river and also had a face-wash with cream. People generally speaks Adi language here, which is very much intelligible to Mising except the variation in tone. On the hut shades in the river bank, we saw a retiring middle-aged couple while listening to melodious old oi ni:tom of Kunjalata Kaman. When they came to know that we were from Jonai, the avid oi nitom listeners curiously wanted to verify a rumor from us, " Heard Tongki had gone mad, is it true?" (<i>Tongki bi simad kang emna tattungai, arroi</i>?). We smiled and told them that we did not know about it that we too stay in Guwahati although we belongs to Jonai.<br />
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We saw a group of damsels carrying a rifle most probably on their way to farm at Borguli. Rhitu and I did not dare to stare these damsels!<br />
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There are repaired wooden bridges. Local people who look after the bridges charges Rs. 20/ 30 from travellers with vehicles. The road where there are villages are stained with cow dung. Males are generally seen wielding dao as it happens to be a forest area.<br />
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There is a ghat after crossing Namsing. It is known as Taro-Tamak. We saw an old and long incomplete iron bridge stained with rust. <br />
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We reached Gadum Tiniali nearly at 1 pm. We looked for tea shop and found one where we ate puris as we were hungry served by a Gorkha woman.<br />
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We asked a couple on bike on how to reach Dotung ghat. People here generally tells travellers "Inde" (meaning there) when asked about distance to a place letting you presumed that it's in a stone's throw distance! Actually, it is not the case exactly, may I provide you with a tip---it's not less than 5 km!<br />
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Gadum is a place with vast arable land with thin habitation. One would see stilted Mising houses with thatch roof in the country-sides in pictureque green background. We rode down from metalled road of Gadum to reach Amarpur. You have to passed through chapori in muddy road. If you are lucky, you come across vehicles in the forest coming from Roing that passes via Dibang and Dotung ghats. Of course, there are cattle-grazers and cowsheds which is true of every chapori.<br />
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We crossed the Dotung ghat in country boat managed by local villagers. We went first to the famous Kedan Baazar where a weekly market is seated every Sunday. The bike was puncture just after crossing the Dotung ghat. It took almost two hours to find the small nail stuck in the back wheel by the mechanic and fix it back. This place of Amarpur came to prominence when the Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK) once organized their central committee conference in 2008. Amarpur is an island and falls in Tinsukia district of Assam. The northern side across the river falls in Lower Dibang Valley district of Arunachal. The region of Assam is called Sadiya. It is said that there is no proper demarcation of boundary between Assam and Arunachal here. Land entitlements and permanent residence certificates keep worrying the minds of the people. Both sides are inhabited by Mising people.<br />
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It was a sun set hour. We passed village after village in this unknown and new place to reach to a house we were looking for. When we reached, we came to know the person was not at home. We knew only one person in this unknown place, that too was not there! Rhitu was red-faced and I was speechless, we rode back via the muddy road and sat in an intersection thinking of where to proceed. In the twilight, we were left in a situation of --No Where To Go! To back to Jonai, there is the fierce jungle road. To reach the Chapakhowa town, we did not know the distance and possibility of getting ferry was thin! All our adventurous journey ended up in smoke! <br />
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However, we managed to refuge ourselves in an stranger's house near a lower primary school in the night!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796613312247419665noreply@blogger.com0Sadiya, Assam 786155, India27.860175 95.62739510000005827.832098000000002 95.587054600000059 27.888252 95.667735600000057