Democracy reigns supreme in Sikkim? A long march and a short visit strains democracy for Lepcha marchers in Sikkim
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20202118 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kerry Little (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Issue | 48 |
| Publication date | 2010-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Humanities Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1325-8338 • E-ISSN: 1835-8063 |
| Publisher | ANU Press (PUBLISHER • AU) |
| DOI | 10.22459/ahr.48.2010.10 |
| OpenAlex | W2885311231 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
Arundhati Roy, when writing about the Narmada dam said: 'It's possible that as a nation [India] we've exhausted our quota of heroes for this century, but while we wait for shiny new ones to come along, we have to limit the damage. We have to support our small heroes. (Of these we have many. Many.)' ( This is a story about small heroes and another dam on another Indian riverthe Teesta river in north-east India. It is a contemporary story about traditional people-the indigenous Lepcha people of Sikkim and West Bengal-who are fighting to stop their sacred homeland being destroyed by mega-dams, built for hydro-electricity. The Lepchas are fighting Big Government and Big Development and in fighting to save the river have also had to fight for their democratic right to pilgrimage and protest
Democracy · Geography · Political science · Politics · Supreme court · Agricultural Economics and Practices · Law · Social and Economic Development in India · South Asian Studies and Conflicts
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2018 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |