Did Israeli director Nadav Lapid really abuse India’s hospitality with his ‘Kashmir Files’ critique?

In an open letter to the IFFI jury head, Israel’s ambassador accused him of offending his hosts. But what does Indian hospitality really mean?

Suraj Gogoi

· Nov 30, 2022 · 07:30 am

How BJP used an Assamese historian’s imagination of the past to push its politics of polarisation

Surya Kumar Bhuyan situated Assam in Indian history through its encounters with the Mughals. This is in sync with the saffron party’s political agenda.

Suraj Gogoi

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Manoranjan Pegu

· Nov 26, 2022 · 09:00 am

Fury is past, nothing but fear: Reflections on Moinul Haque’s killing in Assam, one year later

A meditation on the relationship between ritual and politics in New India.

Suraj Gogoi

· Sep 23, 2022 · 09:41 am

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