This book looks at India of the 1950s and 60s and critically explores the history of nationalism and identity in Northeastern India, through the personal history of the first Manipuri (Meitei) direct recruit in the Indian Administrative Services.
This book looks at India of the 1950s and 60s and critically explores the history of nationalism and identity in Northeastern India, through the personal history of the first Manipuri (Meitei) direct recruit in the Indian Administrative Services.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Falguni Rajkumar is a retired officer in the Indian Administrative Service and former Secretary to the Government of India looking after the Northeast Eastern Council. He worked for the Ministry for Development of the Northeastern Region, India. Post retirement from the IAS, he worked as Special Advisor in UNIDO looking after the Northeast region of India and also as Member and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Shillong from 2009 to 2017.
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Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Part I 1 Backdrop and Setting 2 Rites of Passage 3 Brahmaputra Calling: Assam 4 The Cuckoo Syndrome 5 'The Unreal City': Gauhati, aka Guwahati 6 Cultural Instincts and Survival Instincts 7 Khasi Highlanders 8 Rhapsody on a Ka-duitara and Hobbies 9 Mathematics and Friendship 10 Return of the Prodigal Part II 11 The Westward Gamble 12 Hindu College: Dreams Take Wings 13 Hostel Life: Stolovaya 14 Beyond the Sunrise is Northeast India 15 The Semantics of War and Other Stories 16 The Graduate in the Making 17 Stray Impressions: Lasting Influence 18 Post Graduation: Changing Contours 19 Agha Shahid Ali, Begum Akhtar, and Me Part III 20 Crossing the Rubicon 21 The Civil Services Examination 22 Yes! It Is Possible 23 Gathering of the Eagles 24 The IAS and Northeast India Index
Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Part I 1 Backdrop and Setting 2 Rites of Passage 3 Brahmaputra Calling: Assam 4 The Cuckoo Syndrome 5 'The Unreal City': Gauhati, aka Guwahati 6 Cultural Instincts and Survival Instincts 7 Khasi Highlanders 8 Rhapsody on a Ka-duitara and Hobbies 9 Mathematics and Friendship 10 Return of the Prodigal Part II 11 The Westward Gamble 12 Hindu College: Dreams Take Wings 13 Hostel Life: Stolovaya 14 Beyond the Sunrise is Northeast India 15 The Semantics of War and Other Stories 16 The Graduate in the Making 17 Stray Impressions: Lasting Influence 18 Post Graduation: Changing Contours 19 Agha Shahid Ali, Begum Akhtar, and Me Part III 20 Crossing the Rubicon 21 The Civil Services Examination 22 Yes! It Is Possible 23 Gathering of the Eagles 24 The IAS and Northeast India Index
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