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Journal of Contemporary Politics

Year: 2024, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 56-59

Original Article

Adivasi Identity and Accommodation in Assam

Received Date:26 November 2024, Accepted Date:27 November 2024, Published Date:07 December 2024

Abstract

The present paper examines the issue of Adivasi identity and accommodation in Assam. Although Adivasis have been inhabiting Assam from time immemorial, they have been subjected to exploitation and neglect by the state and rival ethnic groups of Assam. The present paper reviews the issues plaguing the community and discusses the viability of alternative institutional arrangements which could resolve the crisis.

Keywords

Identity, Accommodation, Land-grabbing

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Copyright

© 2024 Published by Bangalore University. This is an open-access article under the CC BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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