A Divisive Bill​ Creates Uproar In Assam
Eclectic Northeast|June 2018

The wide spread protests against the proposed Citizenship Amendment Bill in Assam has provided us an important moment to reflect on the meanings of our identity as a people, the role of the State and political processes in defining it and our points of negotiation with these structures

Kaustubh Deka
A Divisive Bill​ Creates Uproar In Assam

Your history gets in the way of my memory.

Your memory gets in the way of my memory

- Farewell , Agha Shahid Ali

Indeed ours is the best of times, ours is the worst of times. It is definitely not a happy feeling to resent ‘refugees’ nor to agitate over denials to others. Bitterness for others, after all, makes our own little worlds bitter. But such are the vicious strokes of our post colonial history, our geo-political trappings. And one responds and reacts, seeking the best possible dignity and fairness for all. The debates around the proposed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 has woken us up to some of these searing realities. The wide spread protests against the proposed Bill has provided us an important moment to reflect on the meanings of our identity as a people, the role of the State and political processes in defining it and our points of negotiation with these structures.

Assam, an Exception to the Rule

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