Nellie haunts Assam

It is well recognised that Assam’s socio-political fabric is complex, intricate and layered. Thanks to the active support of B.R. Ambedkar for the idea of Autonomous District Councils, the Constitution enshrined the rights of hill tribes in the Sixth Schedule. As per the 2001 census, tribals constitute 15.64 per cent of the 20.33 million population in Assam. Prominent among them are the Bodo, Mising, Rabha, Sonowal, Lalung (Tiwa), Deori and Thengal (Mech).

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