Best Books from Northeast in 2023

One of the best books from the region this year, The Quest for Modern Assam: A History: 1942-2000 is a deep dive into Assam's history while tackling some of the state's most tumultuous periods leading upto the modern times we live in.

The Quest for Modern Assam: A History: 1942-2000 

Senior journalist Rajeev Bhattacharya's book takes an unabashed look into the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), a banned militant outfit, that has been the face of insurgency in Northeast for decades.

ULFA: The Mirage of Dawn by Rajeev Bhattacharya

Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty offers a deep dive into the Assamese community through this book while exploring the history, culture and idenity of the people.

The Assamese: A Portrait of a Community

Northeast India: A Political History by veteran journalist Samrat Choudhury is a look into the complex political past of the region. 

Northeast India: A Political History

Written by Arindam Nath, former IG (Law & order) Tripura Police, Lockdown er Dinlipi offers a rather personal glimpse during the lockdown period induced by the Coronavirus pandemic. 

Lockdown er Dinlipi

A Resurgent Northeast Narratives of Change is a book that talks of the transformative changes that have taken place in the Northeastern region during the past decade.

A Resurgent Northeast: Narratives of Change

The book 'Srestha Golpo' made it to the news recently as it led to veteran Assamese writer Dr Pranabjyoti Deka win a prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award in the short stories categtory.

Srestha Golpo 

This book takes a deep dive into the lives and problems faced by the communities who reside in Majuli, the world's largest river island.

Slow Disaster: Political Ecology of Hazards and Everyday Life in the Brahmaputra Valley, Assam

'Yachangba Nang Hallo' is another book from the region that made it to the news recently as the writer Sorokkhaibam Gambhini won the Sahitya Akademi Award in the poetry category.

Yachangba Nang Hallo

One of the most popular books in Tripura in 2023, Birds of Tripura is an exploration into the ornithological diversity of the state.

Birds of Tripura

One of the popular novels from Arunachal Pradesh this year, Job Pebi Tato's book talks about the clash between two shamans amidst a riveting plot that results in the secret spirits of the past arising.

Shaman and the Secret Spirits of the Past