Browsing by Subject "Ethnicity"

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Ethnicity and Insurgency in the Autonomous Councils of Assam: An Overview
(University of North Bengal, 2015) Deori, Navaneeta
In the last couple of decades there have been several incidents of violence between different ethnic groups and communities residing in the Autonomous Councils of Assam. Tensions in the three Autonomous Councils soon emerged after several militant groups were formed asserting to protect their ethnic identity. The article attempts to explore the complex ethnic heterogeneity of these regions and how insurgency had disrupted their normal lives and their group-identity which primarily emerge from the territory they dwell in.
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Ethnicity, class and politics in Sikkim
(University of North Bengal, 2002) Thapa, Sandhya; Roy, Sanjoy
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Government Policies for Development of Floriculture and its Impact in Sikkim: A Socio-Economic Study
(University of North Bengal, 2017) Bhui, Ujjwal; Bhandari, Yashmin
The Government of a State takes policies as initiatives to develop socio-economic condition of its people by supporting them in doing special types of economic activities. In the state, there may be some professions practiced by its people which are unique and the government takes initiatives to encourage and flourish those professions. Floriculture is such a unique profession practiced by several ethnic communities in Sikkim. They are cultivating different kinds of flowers in a large quantity for commercial purposes that may be not possible without the assistance by the Sikkim government. This paper tries to explore how far the policies of the Sikkim Government are responsible for the growing interest among people of Sikkim in cultivation of flowers; consequently in developing floriculture as a commercial venture.
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Government Policies for Development of Floriculture and its Impact in Sikkim: A Socio-Economic Study
(University of North Bengal, 2014-03) Bhui, Ujjwal; Bhandari, Yashmin
The Government of a State takes policies as initiatives to develop socio-economic condition of its people by supporting them in doing special types of economic activities. In the state, there may be some professions practiced by its people which are unique and the government takes initiatives to encourage and flourish those professions. Floriculture is such a unique profession practiced by several ethnic communities in Sikkim. They are cultivating different kinds of flowers in a large quantity for commercial purposes that may be not possible without the assistance by the Sikkim government. This paper tries to explore how far the policies of the Sikkim Government are responsible for the growing interest among people of Sikkim in cultivation of flowers; consequently in developing floriculture as a commercial venture.
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Nepali as a matribhasa: Tracing the growth of Linguistic identity among the Nepali-speaking people in India
(University of North Bengal, 2022-03) Zimba, Topgyal
Article traces the historical trajectory of language based identity formation among the Nepali speaking people in India. The paper focuses particularly on colonial Darjeeling Hill, where these people were concentrated. The article explores the geo-political and ethno-linguistic context of Nepali speakers in Nepal and India till the establishment of Nepali Sahitya Sammelan (1924), to understand the emergence of Nepali linguistic identity. The paper argues that the political and cultural necessity induced by the colonial policy led to the emergence of language-based identity among the Nepalis in British India.