Guwahati Stories
Lessons Assam can learn from violence in Manipur
The BJP’s double-engine government could put on hold a key demand of six communities in Assam to avoid a Manipur-like situation. But such a decision is fraught with political risks
- Jayanta Kalita
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Why Assam is fighting the wrong war for its girls
Arrests will not be able to tackle child marriage. Instead, Himanta Biswa Sarma should ask his bureaucrats to incentivise the fight against child marriage
- Harinder Baweja
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Why schools are the answer, not jail in Assam
Crackdown on child marriage doesn’t address real causes: girls’ education & women’s jobs