Peace and development in Northeast India are crucial for India’s grand vision for political, social, and economic ties with the Asian region. Durable peace can be achieved by including local actors in formal peace processes, especially women, who have been active agents for peace at the grassroots.
The article attempts to understand the forms of resistance displayed by women belonging to the Bodo, Bengali-speaking Muslim and Adivasi communities in the Bodoland territorial council (BTC) region of Assam by analysing in-depth interviews conducted with them.
This paper examines how and to what extent oral traditions and narratives in the form of folklore help mobilize marginalized ethnic groups in conflict zones in India’s Northeast using the case study of the historically marginalized Bodo ethnic group.
This paper explores the question of the Tibetan nation from the perspectives of Tibetan women-in-exile and seeks to understand their contributions to Tibetan nationalism.
This paper documents women’s experiences in Bodoland, Assam, after the signing of the Bodoland Territorial Council peace accord, 2003, and examines the provisions of the peace agreement signed in 2020.
2024 HGGS Forum: Bridges and Crossings, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg
Organisers: Heidelberg Graduate School for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Dr. Amrita Saikia (Speaker)
Heidelberger Graduiertenschule für Geistes und Sozialwissenschaften (HGGS) Summer Forum 2024: Bridges and Crossings Program