Breaking Barriers in Post-independence India

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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• Sociedade e cultura: geral
• Antropologia social e cultural
• História social e cultural
• Sociologia
• História do século 20: c 1900 a c 2000
• Geografia regional
• Estudos regionais

UPSC;IAS Officer;National Academy;Delhi University;Hindu College;Young Men;Unforgettable;Deputy Commissioner;Held;Extracurricular;Civil Service Examination;Follow;Conferred;Tamilnadu;Union Public Service Commission;Face To Face;Bahadur;DTC;Jubilee Hall;Angami Naga;Jaintia Hills;Naga Hills District;Chandni Chowk;Northeast Indian;Areca Nut