Introduction: The Muslim Question in India’s Northeast
- Muslims in Assam till Independence
- After Independence: Social and Political Alliance of Muslims
- The Assam Movement: Muslims as the Issue
- After Assam Movement: Muslim Political Mobilisation and Demographic Change
- The Divides: Electoral Dominance, Citizenship and the Idea of ‘Assamese’
Conclusion: The Question of Identity among the Assam Muslims
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Index
Biography
Monoj Kumar Nath is Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, Dibrugarh University, Assam, India. He has earlier taught at Nowgong College, Nagaon, Assam (2003-19). He received his postgraduate degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and completed his PhD from Gauhati University, Assam. His publications include research papers in journals such as Economic and Political Weekly, Strategic Analysis, Studies in Indian Politics and Dialogue Quaterly. His areas of interest include minority politics, ethnic politics in northeast India and identity politics.
