Politics of polarisation in Assam
Following India’s independence, Assam has consistently experienced religious, linguistic, ethnic, and sub-regional differences, which have led to violence at times. Debates that have occupied the social space include the Ujoni (Upper Assam) temperament versus the Namoni (Lower Assam) disposition and the khilonjia (indigenous) versus the bohiragata (outsiders). However, none of them has been as polarising…
