The consistent agitations in Assam by student movements and other organizations opposing illegal influx from Bangladesh is the stuff, if not of legend, than the story of the mobilization of communities in the region in a rare way. The campaign began in the late 1970s although the issues are far more historic and date back…
The Assam Chief Minister, cruising on his massive mandate in the recent Assembly elections, is wasting no time in getting down to business. In a flurry of activity, Tarun Gogoi has, these past days, instructed members of his Cabinet to formulate their priorities in a document so that he can incorporate these into his annual…
I write this at noon on Monday, part of the exigencies of a columnist – and the mystery of the missing Pawan Hans helicopter carrying Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu may be resolved by the time it appears in print: we can hope for the best while preparing for the worst. A few days…
There have been four strong blows for the aam janata in the past weeks. One was how Anna Hazare and his team forced the Centre to accept their demands for an omnibus Lokpal Bill to control and review the conduct of those in public life, despite all the messy frame-ups, fake CD/fake recordings and the…
We were on a beach. Somewhere close to Puducherry. The sight was surreal: half-smashed houses with wide open fronts, people still living in them. The devastation was caused not by a sea storm or a cyclone, but by the eroded beach. The sea had crept up to the village; there was no protection between the…
Sanjoy Hazarika's acclaimed first book on the North East, Strangers of the Mist, tales of war and peace from India's North-east, published by Penguin Books India is now out again in a revised Edition, with a stark and powerful new cover and a new introduction, availalble through penguinbooksindia.com, Rs.399/-. At the time of its launch, The Telegraph called it…
Emphasising that since its merger with the Indian union Sikkim has no representation at the centre, Chief Minister Pawan Chamling suggested that the word “Sindh” in the national anthem be replaced with “Sikkim” to further strengthen emotional integration of the people of the state with the country. Delivering a lecture ‘Regional parties and their efficacy…
Manik Boruah, Assistant Programme Manager, C-NES attended a press meet jointly organized by North East Social Trust(NEST) and Centre for Micro- Finance and Livelihoods (MFLs) at Guwahati Press Club on the implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)- 2005 for the year 2010-11. Arif Hussain, Executive Director, NEST, Mr. Partha Patowary, Executive Director, MFLs, Ms. Keteki…
Population Foundation of India (PFI) and C-NES have been working together from November 2009 for a project “Mobilizing the Unreached” towards Family Planning, Reproductive Child Health (RCH) and Awareness building . This three-year project has been supporting the ongoing partnership with NRHM focusing on propagating family planning methods. The family planning intervention includes developing a…
As Bangladesh celebrates the ICC World Cup and all of us rejoice in its newfound status as an international sporting venue, there remainissues of concern. One is the way Sheik Hasina Wajed’s Awami League government has gone after the Nobel Prize winner Mohammad Yunus, iconic leader of the vast micro-credit movement that has pulled millions…