Dibyajyoti Dutta
Biographic Data
| ID | 4064291 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dibyajyoti Dutta |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dibyajyoti |
| FAMILY NAME | Dutta |
| SIGNATURE | DUTTA D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Dibrugarh University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0877-4559 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Beyond ‘border dispute’: Issues concerning land rights in the Assam-Nagaland borderlands and state responses
Scholars and policymakers commonly attribute land ownership disputes along the Assam – Nagaland border in Golaghat district, Northeast India, to the region’s prolonged inter-state conflict. This article argues that the Government of Assam’s continued classification of these lands as forestland through the Forest Department, a legacy of British colonial administration, constitutes a major legal and administrative barrier to recognising the land ri…
Plantation patriarchy and gendered leadership: Women’s political voice in tea plantations of Assam
This article argues that despite constituting a majority of the workforce, women workers in tea plantations of Assam have remained largely excluded from trade union leadership and formal political representation. Drawing on subaltern perspectives and feminist labor theory, it examines how plantation patriarchy, labor hierarchies and male-dominated union bureaucracies particularly within the Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha (ACMS) have historically const…
Politics of PRCs and the Morans in Arunachal Pradesh
Shifting geographical and administrative boundaries in the North-eastern part of India since the truncation of Greater Assam has redirected discourse towards legitimate rights of indigenous communities. At the heart of the discourse is the question of who can rightfully claim to be indigenous. In a similar vein, the fate of the Moran community living in Arunachal Pradesh got embroiled in the politics of Permanent Residential Certificate (PRC). Th…
Labor to leadership: Trade unions and political awakening in tea plantations of Assam
Indigeneity, citizenship and the politics of re-delimitation in Assam
Beyond the Colonial Lens: An Investigation into the Chequered History of Assam Tea
This article presents a fresh perspective on tea cultivation in Assam, negating the widely held belief that the British Empire’s introduction to Assam tea symbolised societal advancement and economic growth. This article argues that the primary intention of the British was pure economic that catapulted the destruction of the thick forested areas, marginalised the native population and abolished their kingdoms. Despite this, colonial Assamese elit…
Beyond the Colonial Lens: An Investigation into the Chequered History of Assam Tea
This article presents a fresh perspective on tea cultivation in Assam, negating the widely held belief that the British Empire’s introduction to Assam tea symbolised societal advancement and economic growth. This article argues that the primary intention of the British was pure economic that catapulted the destruction of the thick forested areas, marginalised the native population and abolished their kingdoms. Despite this, colonial Assamese elit…
Labor to leadership: Trade unions and political awakening in tea plantations of Assam
Indigeneity, citizenship and the politics of re-delimitation in Assam
Beyond ‘border dispute’: Issues concerning land rights in the Assam-Nagaland borderlands and state responses
Scholars and policymakers commonly attribute land ownership disputes along the Assam – Nagaland border in Golaghat district, Northeast India, to the region’s prolonged inter-state conflict. This article argues that the Government of Assam’s continued classification of these lands as forestland through the Forest Department, a legacy of British colonial administration, constitutes a major legal and administrative barrier to recognising the land ri…
Plantation patriarchy and gendered leadership: Women’s political voice in tea plantations of Assam
This article argues that despite constituting a majority of the workforce, women workers in tea plantations of Assam have remained largely excluded from trade union leadership and formal political representation. Drawing on subaltern perspectives and feminist labor theory, it examines how plantation patriarchy, labor hierarchies and male-dominated union bureaucracies particularly within the Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha (ACMS) have historically const…
Politics of PRCs and the Morans in Arunachal Pradesh
Shifting geographical and administrative boundaries in the North-eastern part of India since the truncation of Greater Assam has redirected discourse towards legitimate rights of indigenous communities. At the heart of the discourse is the question of who can rightfully claim to be indigenous. In a similar vein, the fate of the Moran community living in Arunachal Pradesh got embroiled in the politics of Permanent Residential Certificate (PRC). Th…
South Asian Studies and Conflicts (6 works) · Politics (5 works) · Indian History and Philosophy (3 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (2 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · Corporate governance (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Tea garden (2 works)