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On misconceptions about the North-East in many parts of India – sweet memories of Mizos

S. Gurumanickam, The Hindu, August 12, 2012 I found the Mizos practise honesty and trust effortlessly. Why don’t we give it a try? [...] It was 10 years ago that I was posted to Lunglei for a two-year tenure. There is a … Continue reading

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Tribal Politics – adivasi culture, language, and religion in Encyclopedia of India

Tribal Politics The “tribal” peoples or adivasis of India, according to the 2001 census, constitute roughly 8.1 percent of the country’s population, some 83,6 million people, classified under 461 different communities. They occupy a belt stretching from the Bhil regions … Continue reading

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British educational policy and detribalization

Review by PIYUS GANGLULY SEPARATE IDENTITIES Contesting Marginality: Ethnicity, Insurgency and Subnationalism in North-East India By Sajal Das, Manohar, Rs 795 This book provides an account of the political movements involving the tribal communities of north-east India: the Nagas, Mizos and … Continue reading

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