The impasse of Khilonjia identity in Assam

Biswas, Debajyoti

doi:10.14267/cjssp.2020.1.10

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“…It is with this background that the northeast region becomes a fertile ground for ethnic conflicts, communal clashes and secessionist demands by rebel groups [1; 12; 13]. These conflicts give rise to the politics of insider/outsider binary that is used as the yardstick in determining privileges [14]. The prevailing socio-political scenario, therefore, clearly brings into question the involvement of at least three agencies: the tribal who are claiming their rights, the state, and the immigrants.…”

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The Construction of Insider - Outsider in Anglophone Writings from Northeast India

Biswas

Das

2021

Vestn. Ross. univ. družby nar., Ser. Literaturoved. žurnal.

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The works of three writers from northeast India, Temsula Aos These Hills Called Home , Mamang Dais Stupid Cupid and Anjum Hasans Lunatic in my Head that cover the problem of identity in relation to the insider - outsider politics in the region are examined. The northeast India is in many ways a miniature India because it houses people from various ethnicity and linguistic groups. However, much of the immigration took place after the East India Company annexed the northeast region starting from 1826. The extraction of the resources and subjugation of the people in this region by the colonisers and later by successive Indian governments has left an indelible mark of cultural imperialism triggering social haemorrhage. This changing position of the insider - outsider is not only a part of the political discourse but also the literature that is produced in this region. The analysis of the writings of Temsula Ao, Mamang Dai, and Anjum Hasan allows to look at the problem from two perspectives: the indigenous population experiencing anxiety and leading various violent campaigns to expel so-called outsiders, and the northeasterners facing similar racial prejudices when visiting mainland India and being subjected to derogatory racial slurs.

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