Publisher's Synopsis
"In 1979, the Northeast Indian state of Assam burst into an armed insurgency, demanding to secede. Like numerous other lesser-known insurgencies in the world, this conflict between the Indian state and the insurgents, and the stories of people who suffered, went largely unreported. During this period, more than thirty thousand people were killed on both sides, many more injured, handicapped, and killed extra-judicially by the Indian army. These poems take a look at this violent period and reflect on the consequences of prolonged violence on people"--.
