The Gauhati HC ruling offers a glimmer of hope for those tangled up in Assam’s citizenship nightmare

By stating that those deemed Indian citizens cannot be declared foreigners, the court sent a reminder about the importance of innocence in the legal system.

Suraj Gogoi

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Arijit Sen

· Jun 03, 2022 · 09:00 am

From outsiders to termites and infiltrators: How ‘Bangladeshi’ came to signify hate and difference

While the Ahom rulers used ‘bongāl’ to refer to those who came from the west of their lands, ‘Bangladeshi’ is the slur aimed at all current targets.

Suraj Gogoi

· May 20, 2022 · 09:00 am

Hijab ban: How some liberals are sleepwalking into the trap set by Hindutva nationalists

Beneath the seemingly secular pushback against the hijab lies a sinister single-point agenda of erasing the Muslim way of life from public space.

Angshuman Choudhury

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Suraj Gogoi

· Feb 17, 2022 · 09:00 am

Why a Muslim MP was forced to challenge Assam chief minister's hateful propaganda

As Himanta Biswa Sarma defines Assamese nationalism in Hindu terms, pitching it against Muslims, the media is gleefully amplifying his rhetoric.

Apoorvanand

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Suraj Gogoi

· Jan 05, 2022 · 07:30 am

The BJP has doubled down on identity politics in Assam. Why is the Congress steering clear of it?

In its re-election bid, the saffron party has made several promises that feed into the Assamese nationalist imagination of indigeneity and belongingness.

Angshuman Choudhury

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Suraj Gogoi

· Mar 27, 2021 · 07:30 am

Assam’s NRC consensus: Lack of public disorder after draft list didn’t mean absence of violence

A majoritarian hegemony has papered over faultlines and dissent in the state.

Suraj Gogoi

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Abhinav P Borbora

· Dec 23, 2019 · 07:30 am