New book captures assams struggles with immigrants since. A delhibased filmmaker revisits the 1983 nellie massacre of assam. I shall put on record facts about the tewary commission report as well as facts contained in the report as we have accessed the same. The agitation leaders formed a political party, assam gana parishad. A study of decision making in the nellie massacre memories of the massacre conclusion. The assam movement organisers were complaining about the increase in voters due to the influx of immigrants from bangladesh and called for election boycott until the names of alleged foreigners were removed from the list. Why was assams nellie massacre of 1983 not prevented. Several other survivors of the nellie massacre, which killed around 2,000 people from.
Guwahati marks 31st anniversary of nellie massacre. One of the most talked about document regarding the nellie massacre of 18 february 1983 in assam is the tewary commission report, which the assam government has refused to make public all these years. The book is published by eklabya prakashan, jorhat, assam. You said in the book that the nellie massacre does not fit into an. A study of decision making in the nellie massacre memories of the massacre. This short story about the nellie massacre is by assams best. Several other survivors of the nellie massacre, which killed around 2,000 people from more than a dozen villages, gave accounts of burying bodies in a mass grave now partly under water.
The agitation program ended in august 1985 following the assam accord, which was signed by leaders of aasuaagsp and the government of india. Nellie, 1983 is an assamese book written by diganta sharma based on the nellie massacre that took place during the assam movement in 1983. She also authored a book titled the nellie massacres, 1983. The nellie incident, involving the massacre of about 2,000 muslim villagers, took place during the antiforeigner movement in assam, in order to drive out illegal bangladeshi and nepali immigrants. The killing fields lifestyle news,the indian express. Aug 12, 2016 japanese social scientist makiko kimura conducted the firstever extensive social research on the massacre, but the assam government did not allow her to present her paper, as nellie was considered a sensitive issue. Assams nellie massacre of 1983 was inspired by rss mr. The film, commissioned by the psbt as part of a grant by doordarshan, will be screened at. Oct 27, 20 a dot of a town in assams nagaon district, nellie, hit the national headlines in 1983 for all the wrong reasons. Although invaded over the centuries, it was never a vassal or a colony to an external power until the third burmese invasion in 1821, and, subsequently. Though this nellie incident was immediately linked with the antielection agitation which was part of the. Jul 30, 2018 nellie massacre survivors shaken by assam citizenship test by krishna n.
The nellie massacre of 1983 is an attempt to search for clues from the narratives of attackers and survivors of the incident, which are fragmented and sometimes contradictory to each other. Four days later, thousands of assam agitation leaders lay siege to nellie and its. The 31st anniversary of the infamous nellie massacre, in assams morigaon district, ended on a sad note in the city on tuesday. Jul 27, 2015 a delhibased filmmaker revisits the 1983 nellie massacre of assam. Its been 34 years since the nellie massacre in assam and 35 years since the antisikh riots.
Piece of land where hundreds of nellie victims were buried in mass graves duration. Remembering the nellie massacre of 18 february 1983. The history of assam is the history of a confluence of people from the east, west, south and the north. The godrej india culture lab hosted remembering forgetting, a sombre reflection on our countrys forgotten histories through the screening of two documentaries. Muslim survivors of assams nellie massacre shaken by modi. Sep 03, 20 the nellie incident, involving the massacre of about 2,000 muslim villagers, took place during the antiforeigner movement in assam, in order to drive out illegal bangladeshi and nepali immigrants. Sad how india forgot the survivors of nellie massacre 33 years after seeing his sons head chopped off, abdul khayer is still hoping the government will. India today in its report on nellie in 1983 pointed out that, the all assam students union aasu is believed to have played a very active part in the massacre people of nellie believe that the organized massacre on them was well organized by the agitators of assam movement. She also relied on online resources and makiko kimuras book the nellie massacre of 1983 as a starting point. Sad how india forgot the survivors of nellie massacre. Tirakhir sahid lakhi deka, 2017 shristi publication.
The nellie incident, involving the massacre of about 2. Makiko kimura in her book the nellie massacre of 1983. The background of the nellie massacre and assam agitation. The nellie massacre of february 18 in the middle of the assam elections was only one, certainly the worst, of many during that bloody period.
Til about nellie massacre which took place in central assam. Nellie massacre survivors shaken by citizenship test in assam. The nellie massacre was one of many that happened during the assam agitation which started in 1979 and ended in 1985. Feb 18, 2017 assam violence why was assams nellie massacre of 1983 not prevented, despite intimations of violence. In 1979, the all assam students union aasu launched a statewide agitation to evict the alleged bangladeshi immigrants from the state.
The discussion began with one of the most brutal memories in assam and an outcome of a dispute between indigenous tribals and immigrants the nellie massacre of 1983. Assam govt to publish book on assam movement pratidin time. Genesis of nellie massacre and assam agitation full report complied and collected by main uddin, focunder ceo, indilens news team thousands of muslims were killed in nellie area of assam in broad daylight on february 18th, 1983. Sep 16, 2019 editor of the wire, mr shekhar gupta, editorinchief of the print, blamed rss for the assams nellie massacre in 1983. Their only crime was that they exercised their democratic right to vote. The nellie massacre of 1983 that left over 3,000 people dead was the result of a land dispute between indigenous tribals and immigrant muslims, according to a memoir written by a former bureaucrat who had worked with six cms of assam.
The nellie massacre took place in central assam during a sixhour period in the morning of 18 february 1983. The nellie massacre is among the bloodiest chapters in the history of india. Theories on collective violence and the question of agency in contemporary south asia locating the antiforeigners movement in the context of assamese nationalism election boycott and the nellie incident agency of the rioters. Muslim villagers, took place during the antiforeigner movement in assam, in order to drive out. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads. Oct 30, 20 the nellie incident, involving the massacre of about 2,000 muslim villagers, took place during the antiforeigner movement in assam, in order to drive out illegal bangladeshi and nepali immigrants. There are conflicting figures about exactly how many people women, infants and men were killed on that fateful day of 18 february 1983, but no one disputes the fact that at least 2,000 people lost their lives. Feb 28, 2020 book excerpt this short story about the nellie massacre is by assams bestknown miya poetry writer hafiz ahmed read jiaur masters memorandum by hafiz ahmed, translated from the.
Civil society members and political analysts regretted. Agency of rioters writes that 150,000 armed men in uniform were in place to ensure law and order one army man for 57 voters turning assam into a military battleground rather than a political state suitable to democratically elect political representatives. For the 3,000odd residents of nellie, every election brings up the memories of the one in 1983, when 14. The infamous nellie massacre in assam in 1983 is one such gory episode.
Why was assams nellie massacre of 1983 not prevented, despite intimations of violence. Muslim survivors of assams nellie massacre shaken by modi governments citizen register. The violence that ensued in these rural farmlands of assam was an extremely. The key focus of the book is on the local decisionmaking processes of the riot agents in deciding to use collective violence against another group. The massacre claimed the lives of 2,191 people unofficial figures run at more than 10,000 from 14 villagesalisingha, khulapathar, basundhari, bugduba beel, bugduba habi, borjola, butuni, dongabori,indurmari, mati parbat, muladhari. The nellie massacre of 1983 ebook by makiko kimura. The massacre which took place in 1983 during the antiforeigners movement claimed lives of. Thirtysix years after losing his parents, sister and a fouryearold daughter in one of indias worst sectarian massacres. Feb 24, 2019 the background of the nellie massacre and assam agitation. The nellie massacre was a part of violent incidents that took place in assam between january to march 1983.
It is often said that the prime reason for the nellie massacre was forcing elections on. Nellie massacre genesis of nellie massacre and assam agitation. Several other survivors of the nellie massacre, which killed around 2,000 people from more than a. Thirtysix years after losing his parents, sister and a fouryearold daughter in one of indias worst sectarian massacres, abdul suban says he is still trying to prove hes a. Ahead of crucial third phase polls in assam, all india united democratic front aiudf has brought the 36 year old nellie massacre in the electioneering in minority dominated dhubri and barpeta lok sabha constituencies which going to polls on april 23. Til about nellie massacre which took place in central. Agency of rioters sage studies on indias north east first by sage publications pvt ltd isbn. Pdf genesis of nellie massacre and assam agitation main. A longburied report submitted to the state government in 1984 tried to answer the question. Assam burns as ethnic violence singes the state ever since the poll announcement lit the fires under the ethnic and communal cauldron that is assam, the 15,000odd muslims living in a cluster of a dozen villages on the lush char areas on the south bank of the brahmaputra, knew that for the next month they would be living on a.
The nellie massacre of 1983 is an attempt to search for clues from the. Assam is today a laboratory for both hindu and muslim. Gupta, who had extensively covered the violence, said, as an outsider in the state at the time, there was always this confusion if it was an ethnic or a communal. The nellie massacre of 1983 meet your next favorite book. However, the forces were not of much use as they were. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. A dot of a town in assams nagaon district, nellie, hit the national headlines in 1983 for all the wrong reasons. None of the perpetrators were ever brought to the book. Nellie massacre survivors shaken by assam citizenship test. Book excerpt this short story about the nellie massacre is by assams bestknown miya poetry writer hafiz ahmed read jiaur masters memorandum by hafiz ahmed, translated from the.
Assam is today a laboratory for both hindu and muslim fundamentalist forces. Agency of rioters sage studies on indias north east by book online shopping at low prices in india. Mar 03, 2012 1983 nellie massacre assam jcc channel, jagiroad, morigaon, assam. Theories on collective violence and the question of agency in contemporary south asia locating the antiforeigners movement in the context of assamese nationalism election boycott and the. Muslim survivors of assam s nellie massacre shaken by modi governments citizen register. They said they hoped the release of the ncr list on monday would not spark further violence. This short story about the nellie massacre is by assams.
Nellie massacre of february 18 in the middle of the assam elections was only one, certainly the worst, of many during that bloody period. Why was assams nellie massacre of 1983 not prevented, despite. Pdf genesis of nellie massacre and assam agitation. How the dark clouds of 80s paved way for sunny 90s 15 aug, 2017, 06. Nov 03, 2015 genesis of nellie massacre and assam agitation 1. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Unlike the communal riots in the other parts of india from the 1980s to 2000s, this was an incident which took place in rural areas. Authors eye witness account of the nellie massacre in assam on 18th february 1983. The nellie massacre and khoirabari massacre were some cases of extreme violence.
Although invaded over the centuries, it was never a vassal or a colony to an external power until the third burmese invasion in 1821, and, subsequently, the british ingress into assam in 1824. For years, the nellie massacre became a metaphor for. The nellie massacre took place in central assam during a sixhour period in the morning of 18. Editor of the wire, mr shekhar gupta, editorinchief of the print, blamed rss for the assams nellie massacre in 1983. Genesis of nellie massacre and assam agitation full report complied and collected by main uddin, focunder ceo, indilens news team thousands of muslims were killed in nellie area of.