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Papers presented at the Seminar on Anthropo-Historical Perspectives of the Tea Labourers with Special Reference to North East India, held at Dibrugarh during 7-8 January 2005.
Sociological study of the Ahoms, of the Tai or Shān group of the Mongoloid race concentrated in the districts of Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur, and Sibsagar of Upper Assam.
Khwan is certainly one of the most enigmatic concepts one encounters in the study of the Tai-speaking world. Variously rendered as ‘soul’, ‘vital principle’ or ‘life essence’, the concept eludes unambiguous translations as Western ontologies and the languages that reproduce them simply lack an analogous signifier. While a lot has been written on khwan, it seems that little progress was made in understanding their place in Tai conceptualisations of personhood and sociality. One reason for this may be that authors addressing khwan in their scholarship are frequently referring to the same seminal publications while ignoring others. This fostered a quasi-canonical understanding of wh...
Contributed articles.
Looks At The Question Of Tribal Development From A New Perspective Anthropological, Journalistic And Activist Approach. The Book Exposes The False Claims Of The Government On Fact-Sheets Provided By The State. 11 Chapters.
Commemoration volume, comprises contributed articles, sponsored by the Department of History, North Eastern Hill University.
This Book Explores The Ways To Address The Problem Of Deterioration Of Bio-Cultural Diversity In North East Indian In The Name Of Development. It Discusses At Length The Linkage Between Environmental Quality And Economic Growth.
Articles on the life style, culture and customs of tribals and non-tribals communities of North East India.
Papers In The Volume Attempt To Study Issues Relating To Modernisation/Development Of Mizoram In Analysing The Problems And Constraints, The Socio-Economic Development Such As Urbanisation, Utilisation Of Local Resources, Improvement Of Infrastructure And Facilities, Local Self Government Etc. The 74Th Constitutional Amendment Is The Subject Of One Of The Papers.