Yasmin Saikia is Hardt-Nickachos Chair in Peace Studies and Professor of History, Arizona State University. She is the author of numerous articles and a book, Assam and India: Struggling to be Tai-
Valerian Rodrigues, the editor of the volume, is currently Ambedkar Chair, Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD). His recent books include The Essential Writings of B. R. Ambedkar (2002), The Indian Parl
Shashi Joshi is former Senior Fellow at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla. A Ph.D. in History from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, Dr. Joshi began her career as a senior le
