Bhupen Hazarika song

Bhupen Hazarika, a name that  needs no introduction. His evergreen and inspiring songs will always beat in the hearts of hundreds of thousands of people of not only Assam, but India and the world too.
We will miss the legend, but not  his songs which will be in our hearts....


click the link below to have a melodious song sung by music legend Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, the proud son of Assam.


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oYM_75_opo

Peacekeepers or Warlords: AFSPA and Violation of Human Rights in NE India

Violation of human rights of individuals in India is not though a new phenomenon, yet a serious unanswered question has frequently disturbed the mindset of Indians throughout decades particularly in the post colonial periods and that is the uncompromised safeguard of rights of citizens. Armed Force Special Power Act of 1958 has been brutally killed the most significant fundamental right of people, the right to freedom in India in general and North East in particular. The authoritarian measures have crushed the very democratic right of individual in this region. The question is how far excessive militarization through some draconian laws in the name of maintaining peace in the so called disturbed areas of NE would play an instrumental role in keeping peace upto a desired level? A parallel question is also raised as to what extent these biased laws would intervene in the very democratic rights of people from this region which is unfortunately a region of insurgent and separatist groups raising their dissenting voices for their existence in India and the world? This is alarming particularly in NE India as the picture of human rights is very gloomy and its violation in this region particularly in the post AFSPA era. It is the need of the hour for the stakeholders and policy makers and also for the people of this region.

Keywords: Human Rights, Violation, AFSPA, North East India

By Sasanka Dhaval Saikia

On Lokpal Bill

click the link below for details-

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Govt-must-withdraw-its-Lokpal-Bill-draft-Team-Anna/articleshow/9663192.cms

BJP's stand on Jan Lok Pal Bill

click the link below for details-

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2362546.ece

Jan Lokpal Bill

click the following link for jan lokpal bill

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Lokpal_Bill

Gandhi and Non-Violence

Gandhi presentation

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Telengana Movement

Demand for a separate state is not a new phenomenon in India particularly in some states like North East India, U.P., Bihar, etc. and of late Andhra Pradesh. The telengana movement is the theme of many research scholars, academicians, and also policy makers. The think tanks are nowadays busy in formulating a policy or plan for a separate state in response to the massive telengana movement. Telengana Rashtriya Samiti (TRS) with its leader Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) was formed in 2001 having the lone aim of creation of a separate state with Hyderabad as its capital. The creation of three separate states viz. Uttrakhand, Jharkhand and Chhatisgarh in 2000 had invoked fresh demands for a separate state in Andhra reiterating their demands which was started way back in 1969. The Srikrishna Committee of 2011 couldn't satisfy the Telengana leaders, instead there was Million March in February. For more details click the link below-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telengana_movement

Separatist Movement in India's NE

When anyone talks about separatist movement, a region has been the theme of bulk of the articles, research papers, and that is India's North East region. Starting from Nagas, Mizos, Manipuris, upto Bodos separatist tendencies have grown into the hearts of the people of this region. The reasons vary from one group to another. Some faught for identity, some for development, some for culture and some for language, and some for heritage. Some even go beyond the national sovereignty demanding sovereign lands comprising of their own people. It is such a fantastic and at times problematic for the think tanks and policy makers and administrators. A clear cut solution is still a far cry.

For more kindly click the link below where you can find a fine article by Subir Bhaumik-

http://www.apcss.org/Publications/Edited%20Volumes/ReligiousRadicalism/PagesfromReligiousRadicalismandSecurityinSouthAsiach10.pdf

Separatist Movement of India

The Indian state has been witnessing separatist tendencies in the last century and till now there are large number of groups within India who have agreed to support this tendency. Be it Bodos, Nagas, Kashmir, Telengana, etc. India has never been successful in keeping itself away from this movements since the reorganization of states on linguistic basis.

The link below will add more vigour and understanding to this unwanted phenomenon in India-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separatist_movements_of_India

Online books on social movements

The link below will help to find and read books on social movements-

http://www.questia.com/library/sociology-and-anthropology/social-organization-and-community/social-movements-and-collective-behavior/social-movements.jsp

Books on Social Movements

The following link will take you to a list of books and reviews on social movements-

http://sociologyindex.com/books_on_social_movements.htm

On New Social Movement(NSM)

NSM- The term used to describe a diverse set of popular movements characterized by a departure from conventional methods of political organization and expression, and experimentation with new forms of social relations and cultural meanings and identities.In advanced capitalist societies, the ‘movements’ have mobilized around feminist, ecological, peace, and anti-nuclear issues. In Africa, Asia, and Latin America their range has been wider, including Catholic base communities, neighbourhood and squatter associations, women's and human rights groups, peasant co-operatives, and environmental activists. New social movements aspire to a broadening of ‘the political’, popular empowerment, and the reappropriation of civil society, away from the control of the state.However, their diversity creates both methodological and political problems. It is unclear whether there can be a universal definition of a ‘new social movement’. Politically they encounter problems of sustainability and are vulnerable to co-optation by the state. Nevertheless their existence challenges the notion of the ‘end of politics’, representing as they do new types and levels of egalitarian struggle.
— Geraldine Lievesley Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/new-social-movements#ixzz1FQfDkLrx

For more on NSM click the link below-

http://theoryandscience.icaap.org/content/vol004.002/02_carty.html

New Social Movement

New Social Movements are quite different form the traditional social movements. The following link will help in understanding this new movement-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_social_movements

New Social Movement in India

After social movements a new concept emerged and that is New Social Movement which incorporates mainly women's movement, green movement, peace movement, etc. As asserted by Andrew Heywood traditional social movement differs from new social movement in three aspects- first, new social movement attracts support from the young, better educated and the relatively affluent, rather than the oppressed or disadvantaged. Secondly, they have a post-material orientation, being more concerned with quality of life issues than with advancement. Thirdly, they are more organized and better equipped.

India has also been touched by this new movement. The following link will provide some of the facts about New Social Movement and India-

http://shadowsoftenderfury.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/fds-02-07-article-nilsen.pdf

Social Movement in India

Social Movement has been the key figure which occupied bulk of the topics of researchers, social scientists, anthropologists, around the world only after mid 90s. Prior to that period it wasn't the desired fields of most of the researchers. But the growing trends of these kind of movements have pushed the social scientists to do research on this very topic. Sage publications has published a tremendous book titled 'Social Movement in India' authored by Ghanshyam Shah. The following link will take you to one of the reviews on this book-

http://www.iias.nl/nl/35/IIAS_NL35_36.pdf

Rise of Regional Political Parties in India

Regional political parties in India, since its origin have immense influence in Indian political system. Whether it is Asom Gana Parishad or National Conference, it is DMK or AIADMK, or Akali, they all have their reputation in every nook and corner of India. They have played sometimes the dominant role in forming the government at the centre. Their role is significant basically when there is a question of forming a coalition government whether at centre or in any state.

For more details click the following link below-

http://www.network-maw.org/22-regional-chauvinism-and-mushrooming-of-political-parties