Juri Baruah
Biographic Data
| ID | 2209725 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Juri Baruah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Juri |
| FAMILY NAME | Baruah |
| SIGNATURE | BARUAH J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tata Institute of Social Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0094-7379 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Witches, lagari and activism
In June 2018, trade unionists from the Assam Chah Mazdor Sangh (ACMS), one of the most dominant trade unions in tea plantations, accused a woman activist from the All Adivasi Women Association of Assam (AAWAA) of practicing witchcraft. ACMS has historically voiced plantation labourers’ demands and maintained significant influence within plantations. However, ACMS operates as a hegemonic and patriarchal institution through its male-dominated leade…
The politics of eviction and citizenship in the Brahmaputra valley, Assam, India
Floods and erosion have been among the primary factors to induce the displacement of indigenous Axomiya and the Miya communities in the Brahmaputra valley of Assam. This trend has been observed since the last quarter of the twentieth century, and more prominently in the first decade of the twenty-first century. These displaced communities encountered eviction as their self-settlement in exclusive zones like forests, embankments or grazing lands w…
Majuli at the Crossroads
Although well established elsewhere, cultural geomorphology has not yet been well-grounded in Northeast India where a perceived dearth of studies in this sub-branch of geography exists. The Brahmaputra valley, which has a long physical and cultural history, is a unique laboratory, which offers opportunities to study anthropo-geomorphologic, achaeo-geomorphologic and cultural landscapes. The Majuli river island, ostensibly the largest island in th…
Majuli at the Crossroads
Although well established elsewhere, cultural geomorphology has not yet been well-grounded in Northeast India where a perceived dearth of studies in this sub-branch of geography exists. The Brahmaputra valley, which has a long physical and cultural history, is a unique laboratory, which offers opportunities to study anthropo-geomorphologic, achaeo-geomorphologic and cultural landscapes. The Majuli river island, ostensibly the largest island in th…
Majuli at the Crossroads
Although well established elsewhere, cultural geomorphology has not yet been well-grounded in Northeast India where a perceived dearth of studies in this sub-branch of geography exists. The Brahmaputra valley, which has a long physical and cultural history, is a unique laboratory, which offers opportunities to study anthropo-geomorphologic, achaeo-geomorphologic and cultural landscapes. The Majuli river island, ostensibly the largest island in th…
The politics of eviction and citizenship in the Brahmaputra valley, Assam, India
Floods and erosion have been among the primary factors to induce the displacement of indigenous Axomiya and the Miya communities in the Brahmaputra valley of Assam. This trend has been observed since the last quarter of the twentieth century, and more prominently in the first decade of the twenty-first century. These displaced communities encountered eviction as their self-settlement in exclusive zones like forests, embankments or grazing lands w…
Witches, lagari and activism
In June 2018, trade unionists from the Assam Chah Mazdor Sangh (ACMS), one of the most dominant trade unions in tea plantations, accused a woman activist from the All Adivasi Women Association of Assam (AAWAA) of practicing witchcraft. ACMS has historically voiced plantation labourers’ demands and maintained significant influence within plantations. However, ACMS operates as a hegemonic and patriarchal institution through its male-dominated leade…
Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · South Asian Studies and Conflicts (2 works) · Archaeology (1 work) · Cultural heritage (1 work) · Environmental ethics (1 work) · Eviction (1 work) · Gender relations (1 work) · Geography (1 work) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (1 work) · Globe (1 work)