Abstract: Diversity generally refers to a reality of coexistence of diverse knowledge, laws, religions, languages, genders, ethnicities, races, nationalities, etc, of human beings. It could extend to the way people react to this reality and the way people choose to live together with this reality.
Assam is extremely diverse in terms of ethnic linguistic and cultural composition. However, these diverse communities have had different historical and political experiences and as a result many of the communities still perceive them as unique entities. The boundary-making process in the North-Eastern region of India during the colonial rule to post-independence impacts how one defines who is an ‘Assamese’.This brings us to the question of hills and plains and the contesting life that the masses experience on an everyday basis.
This study aims to redefine and rediscover the incident in Assam back in 2018, where two young talented souls, namely Abhi and Neel, lost their lives out of collective Mob lynching. Through this case, we are significantly trying to analyze the ‘outsider’ and ‘insider’ perspectives of Assam. Alongside, we will also try to look into the everyday experiences of conflict that are present in the socio-political division of hills and plains in Assam.
Keywords: Conflict, Ethnic Diversity, Abhi-Neel, Hill and Plains, Assam.
Title: Re-thinking conflict in ‘Diversity’: A Study of Mob Lynching in the Karbi Hills
Author: Anansha Borthakur, Nidarshan Nandan Koushik
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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