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Wild Ways | 5-minute read
The non-human characters, like the flood, paddy fields, and the natural landscape are almost as important as the people in the movie.
The Assamese would like to protect their ancestral land, culture and identity, as well as a political majority in the state.
At one time, the country had the folklore, the myths, of coping with the outsider. Our culture was open and plural, but today he is seen as a threat.
The NRC has put the fate of 40 lakh people in the balance.
As the Lok Sabha polls near and a 40 lakh population awaits its fate, it's clear that both the parties are riding an NRC tiger they can't dismount.
The process of drafting the list has enough checks and balances to safeguard rights of those whose citizenship is being decided.
Besides being a security risk, illegal Bangladeshi's influence the polity and eat into the already constrained resources of a developing India.
The NRC list raises many doubts. Many anxieties. And many questions.
Instead of fuelling a civil war, we have to find a dignified and responsible solution to this problem.
So, even before the final NRC is published, some 'experts' have declared 40 lakh people as 'illegal immigrants' from Bangladesh.
