The North-East Blog
Know what leading academics, writers, poets, musicians, activists and journalists from the region have to say to develop an informed perspective on matters related to this part of India.
by It is true that northeast India has in the past few decades opened up, and is being opened in turn as it were, and one of the more obvious pointers to this fact is the interest and attention that academia from various parts of the country have begun to show. Other than this have been the numerous 'special packages' formulated by the Government of India for the region besides being granted a "special category" status wherein the NE states receive 90 per cent of Plan assistance as grant, and just 10 per cent as loan, against the norm of 30 per cent grant and 70 per cent loan for other states. One view therefore of the region is that it is the Centre's pampered child favoured with a disproportionate amount of money which is ultimately misused. But the truth remains that historically, the region has indeed suffered from...Read more...
More about Margaret Zama
Margaret Chalthantluangi Zama, married with 5 children and residing at Chawlhhmun, Aizawl, Mizoram. She is Professor of English at Mizoram University, Aizawl. Her area of research interest is cultural studies, critical theory, tribal literature and new writings.
She is a pioneer in opening up services for the disability sector in Mizoram and is founder member of the Spastics Society of Mizoram, first started as Society for Rehabilitation of Spastic Children in 1989, and continues to be involved in the capacity of Advisor
Recent Posts by Margaret Zama
- Zo Woodpecker: The politics of identity formation and culture in the northeast
It is true that northeast India has in the past few decades opened up, and is being opened in turn as it were, and one of the more obvious
Sanatombi
Rowdy Sandrembee: The salaried beggars of modern ManipurWhen power is misused, chaos becomes the norm of a society. In our society, sad but true, power is misused in each and every sector. It is too common
Soibam Haripriya
Raping the OtherArticles in local newspapers in Manipur for the past few months have been bordering on a misogynist strain of thought. Many of the articles expectedly commented on women opting
Akhu Chingangbam
The Imphal music projectThe Imphal Music Project is conceived by an Imphal-based band Imphal Talkies which was earlier based in New Delhi. The project is not for art for art's sake or
Subir Bhaumik
'Bangla Spring' brings back spirit of 1971If the Arab Spring was all about democracy and people power, this spring in Bangladesh is all about rejuvenation, a return to the spirit of 1971 that made independence
Sumana Roy
Uttor: Of Fearful Symmetry - a leopard in SiliguriWho would have imagined certainly not I that one day I would have to make a phone call to my mother in Siliguri to ask her to keep the
Binalakshmi Nepram
Northeast India Matters: weaving our collective histories Did you know that the Chinese called Manipur 'Hso Po lo mein' and the Burmese called it 'Kathe', that Manipur called Tripura 'Takhel' and that till date there is
Easterine Kire
The narratives silenced by war: the Barkweaver project of peoplestories and folktalesOnce upon a time, a young man had a pond. It held such clear, sweet water that went down your throat smoothly and left behind a lingering taste of
