"It was a wonderful experience interacting with you and appreciate the way you have planned and executed the whole publication process within the agreed timelines.”
Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh Pal
Major sections of Muslims presently living in Barak Valley were converted from local indigenous tribes due to the spiritual influence of holy Arabian saints coming from the Middle East.
Tea tribes of Assam having only 150 years of history of settlement in Assam and the subjects of Ahom kings living in Assam are considered as indigenous, while Muslims, the subjects of contemporary Koch kings and Kachari kings, living in Assam with 700/800 years of settlement history have not been considered as indigenous or Assamese Khilonjia.
This book explores the roots of Hindus and Muslims living in Barak Valley. Bengali Hindus and Muslims living in Assam should look back to their history if they want to live in Assam in a dignified manner. Our past history is our strength, not weakness.
Ali Haidar Laskar and Atiqur Rahman Barbhuiya
Ali Haidar Laskar
The author was born in the village Chandpur on 1 February 1948. He was awarded with the Earle Medal for his academic excellence. He studied in Gauhati University and passed his B.Sc. and M.Sc. examinations with brilliant results. He worked as a Physics lecturer in Gargaon College, Sivasagar, and retired as principal of S.S. College, Hailakandi.
After his retirement, he became busy with social work. He is also engaged in writing books and articles on different burning topics of the society.
His academic and social activities have been awarded and felicitated by different organisations such as ERD Foundation, Guwahati, Silchar Eid Sammiloni and Minority Welfare Society, Guwahati.
Atiqur Rahman Barbhuiya
The author is the son of Late Maulavi Amir Ali Barbhuiya of Vill&PO Ganirgram-II, Shantipur, Dist- Cachar, Assam and currently settled in Hatigaon, Guwahati. He has more than 25 years of experience of working with State and Central Government agencies, National & International Organisations including NCERT, UNICEF, Room to Read and many more on education and development issues. He is the founder and Director of Shaheen Academy Guwahati. He is also a consultant at NECS (the leading consultancy & construction company in Mizoram). He has keen interest in socio-political issues and works with different organisations. He is the President of Society for Protection of Indigenous Languages and Society for Promotion of Indigenous Knowledge. He is the Advisor of Justice Forum, Assam. He is an MA in Political Science with specialisation in Sociology. He is also having a certificate in Conflict Resolution and undergone a course on Financing for Development: Unlocking Investment Potentials conducted by World Bank Group. In 2007, he was the finalist of World Development Market Place Competition and presented the project at World Bank Headquarters in Washington DC. In February 2019, he was registered as an accredited delegate of United Nations Economic & Social Council and attended its 57th session.
