Volume-X, Issue-V, September 2024 |
A Study of the Violence between Bodo’s and Bengali-speaking Muslim’s In Western Assam (2012-2014) Pranajit Ghosh, Academic Counsellor of Political Science at NSOU, Birpara College Study Centre (K-06), Alipurduar, West Bengal, India |
Received :25.09.2024 | Accepted: 29.09.2024 | Published Online: 30.09.2024 | Page No:190-204 | ||||
DOI: 10.29032/ijhsss.vol.10.issue.05W.020 |
ABSTRACT | ||
Assam is a land of diversities where various ethnic groups reside together. Assam is enriched with different cultures and natural resources as well its natural beauty. Around 30 Ethnic groups are residing in Assam. Being diverse, Assam has experienced a series of Ethnic conflicts at different period of time especially after the Post –colonial period such as Ethnic violence between Assamese and Bengali speaking people, Anti-foreigner’s movement, Assam –Nagaland border violence, Bodo – Santhal Conflict, Khasi-Pnar and Karbi conflict, Karbi – Kuki conflict, Karbi-Dimasa conflict, Bihari-Adivasi conflict, Garo-Rabha conflict, Khasi-Nepali conflict etc. The present paper tries to look only at the Violence between the Bodo’s and Bengali-speaking Muslim’s in Western Assam during the period of 2012-2014. Keywords: Bodo-Muslim conflict, Insurgency, Counter-Insurgency, State Government’s response, Humanitarian Crisis. |