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This volume explores the rich pre-history, history, and oral history of the North East region of India -- a land-locked region that is home to over 350 ethnolinguistic communities.
List of contents
Foreword by Yasmin Saikia
1 Northeast India Through the Ages
Rituparna Bhattacharyya
2 Professor Mohammed Taher: A Brief Profile of his Life and Works
Abani Kumar Bhagabati
3 Assam from Prehistory to History
Sukanya Sharma
4 Revisiting the History of Medieval Assam
Sangeeta Gogoi
5 Assam in the Colonial Period
Barnali Sarma and Pooza Sharma
6 Reorganisation and Changing Territorial Framework of Assam since India’s Independence
Madhushree Das and Chandan Bhuyan
7 Prehistoric Dwellers of the Meghalaya Plateau
Queenbala Marak
8 A History of Meghalaya: A Saga of Three Fascinating Tribes
Amena N. Passah
9 Incorporation of Oral Tradition in Archaeological Studies in Nagaland: An Overview
Aokumla Walling
10 03 August 2015 Framework Agreement, Naga National Movement, and Confused Road Ahead
Rituparna Bhattacharyya, Ajay Prasad, and Sanjay Prasad
11 Oral Narratives of Manipur as the Source of Historical Reconstruction
Thounaojam Caesar
12 Manipur: The Sociocultural Continuum
Vijaylakshmi Brara
13 Mizoram through the Ages
Benjamin L. Saitluanga
14 Tripura’s Nuanced History to the Present
Mousami Debbarma
15 Sikkim through the Ages
Namita Chakma
About the author
Rituparna Bhattacharyya is Senior Fellow, Advance HE (formerly Higher Education Academy), UK, who works as a research consultant and is Editor-in-Chief (joint) of the journal Space and Culture, India.
Summary
This volume explores the rich pre-history, history, and oral history of the North East region of India –– a land-locked region that is home to over 350 ethnolinguistic communities.
