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Shaheen Ahmed

Tribute: Filmmaker Altaf Mazid was a man of global ideas and hyper-local concerns

A neighbour, protégé and friend recalls the lasting influence of the director, who has died of a heart attack.

Shaheen Ahmed
· Apr 14, 2016 · 08:18 pm
Forgotten histories: A library in a Guwahati mosque shares the fate of an old Assamese community

Sirat Library finds few mentions in recorded history and it is even fading from the personal histories of the Khilonjia Muslims who live around it.

Shaheen Ahmed
· Apr 05, 2016 · 01:30 pm
Before Sanjukta Parashar, there was another gritty female cop from Assam

The media may not remember Yamin Hazarika, but for many she is still an Assamese icon.

Shaheen Ahmed
· Jun 17, 2015 · 05:30 pm