Ethnic Tensions

Explainer: Why a Supreme Court verdict has sparked statewide protests in Sikkim

A court order referring to Sikkimese Nepalis are ‘immigrants’ has sparked identity debates in the state.

Umang Poddar
· Feb 03, 2023 · 06:30 am
Why Manipur’s dominant Meitei community wants Scheduled Tribe status

Tribal groups in state say if Meitei’s are granted Scheduled Tribes status ‘Meitei millionaires’ will encroach on their land.

Arunabh Saikia
· Mar 12, 2019 · 07:30 am
In Assam’s Tinsukia district, killings of Bengalis spark anxiety among Hindi-speaking residents

The rise of ULFA in the 1980s turned Hindi-speakers into targets. The proposed National Register of Citizens has cast them as outsiders again.

Arunabh Saikia
· Nov 09, 2018 · 09:00 am

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‘Bengal is our coffin’: In Darjeeling, food stocks run low but support for Gorkhaland is undimmed

As the agitation for a separate state continues to paralyse the hill town, a Scroll.in staffer describes how her family is coping.

Annabelle Mukhia
· Jun 23, 2017 · 07:30 am