For songwriter Sonu Baroi, the song Chinky was born out of personal experiences with racism in Punjab and the widespread misinformation about the Northeast.
I was surprised when Andhra Pradesh minister Nara Lokesh and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan advocated for Hindi—at a time when states like Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are opposing its imposition.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.
What about the racism that mainland Indians encounter in the northeastern states (with the honourable exception of Assam)?
The only two communities in northeast India which don’t discriminate against Indians from other states are the Assamese and the Bengalis.
Every single tribal community in the northeast denigrates and demonises the non-tribal residents.
Be it Nagaland or Mizoram or Meghalaya, the non-tribal is the victim of xenophobia fueled violence and discrimination. But nobody wishes to talk about this issue.
What about the racism that mainland Indians encounter in the northeastern states (with the honourable exception of Assam)?
The only two communities in northeast India which don’t discriminate against Indians from other states are the Assamese and the Bengalis.
Every single tribal community in the northeast denigrates and demonises the non-tribal residents.
Be it Nagaland or Mizoram or Meghalaya, the non-tribal is the victim of xenophobia fueled violence and discrimination. But nobody wishes to talk about this issue.