The Citizenship Amendment Act protests have been going on in India’s North East, especially in Assam, since 2016. Assam’s civil society, th...
The Citizenship Amendment Act protests have been going on in India’s North East, especially in Assam, since 2016. Assam’s civil society, the largest farmers’ organisation, student organisations, pressure groups, teachers, writers, actors, indigenous people’s rights organisations, tribal people’s rights organisations, all have been opposing the Bharatiya Janata Party’s sinister design, along with other states in India’s North East.
Like many things that happen in the region, it wasn’t national news in 2016. But now it is 2020 and the protests have captured the national imagination. And that is why more and more people will now need guidance on how to write about India’s North East. You will suddenly find yourself scrambling to write op-eds, essays, reports, stories, novels. These tips, from a writer from Assam, should help you in these dark times.
1. Since many people have still not heard of states such as Arunachal and Nagaland and Mizoram, you can continue to use the word “North East” or “India’s North East.”
It is a convenient umbrella term. It will also serve as your umbrella in these stormy times, rainy days. Clubbing everything together will go a long way in putting together an article that will be easy for consumption. Otherwise, a lot of people...
