An exhaustive study of Muslims in Assam
There are some books that immediately grab your attention by dint of their titles. Indian journalist Zafri Mudasser Nofil's "The Identity Quotient: The Story of the Assamese Muslims", published by Har-Anand Publications, New Delhi, is one such book. The publication of the 179-page book could not have possibly come at a more opportune time with fresh assembly elections in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam just a couple of months away, setting the stage for playing out of linguistic, ethnic and religious fault lines among the voters. In recent times, the contentious issues of National Re...
Source: thedailystar.net