Northeast India At The Crossroads

NORTHEAST INDIA AT THE CROSSROADS: PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT Between rising in die morning and falling at night, Joseph S. Kulathunkal, an insider has scripted Northeast India at the Crossroads: Peace and Development, a critical research study of the strife and struggle of the people of India's northeast at the botched and biased stratagems of the successive Central governments and the State governments of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. Heckled by geo-political forces, northeastern insurgents and Hindutva hegemony genuine citizens cannot stop demanding a piece of peace and development. Dr- Joseph S. Kulathunkal (aka Kulam), |HLgp-,., JLii m SDB, has an M. A. and a PhD in historical Hu|||V|J<|| spirituality after 7 years of study at Fordham jjjRggrT^^^ University, New York, l .S.A. A professor J^Ktk emeritus of Salesian College, Dimapur, India affiliated to Nagaland University he also holds a diploma in journalism from London School of Journalism. Dr. Kulathunkal's book Disinterested Love: The Theory of Love in the Thought of Saint Francis de Sales was published by Michigan University, U. S. A. Besides the above he authored A Pathway to God and Treasury of English Phrases. CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS FOREWORD INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I ASSAM: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS Introduction Crime rate in Assam Origin of United Liberation Front of Ahom United Liberation Front of Ahom's claims: a critique Holding talks with ULFA Rehabilitation of militants: rubber cultivation Pig farm Rebel employment Grain bank empowers villagers Unconventional solution to insurgency Conclusion Notes CHAPTER 2 SAFFRONISATION OF THE NORTHEAST Introduction Secret Circula I Northeast India at the Crossroads: Peace and Development Secret Letter Saffronisation of Nagaland Saffronisation of Arunachal Pradesh Saffronisation of Manipur Saffronisation of Tripura Saffronisation of Assam Hinduism a proselytizing religion: An appraisal Allegations against Christian proselytizing the northeast Conclusion Notes CHAPTER 3 EDUCATION IN THE NORTHEAST: LOGJAMS AND SOLUTIONS Introduction A critique on education in the northeast Logjams in education: solutions Skills education Prevention of students' suicide 'Saffronisation' of education Peace Education Human Rights Education Right to Education Sex Education English Education Conclusion Notes CHAPTER 4 ODYSSEY OF NAGA PEACE Introduction Origin of the Nagas Some Naga customs Naga feuds and clashes Nagas under the Ahoms Nagas under the British Odyssey of Naga peace Conclusion Notes BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX