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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh Pal
The book is an attempt to unravel the trajectories of silence and dominance in the cultural landscape of the tea gardens situated in the frontier state of Assam. Built on the virgin forest land of Assam and conquering the hidden treasures of nature, the tea garden symbolizes the essence of the garden from an Edenic perspective at first sight, but from a deeper angle, it showcases the systematic manipulation of the poor labourers for the enrichment of a few agency houses based in Calcutta and London.
The tea garden was the mini-world where various forms of cultural practices took place through verbal communications and social customs. The distance between the workers’ quarters and the colonial bungalows portrays the unequal power structure. The tea gardens also highlight the centre of protests. The representation of the subjugated women labourers is explained in the book. Overall, the book attempts to locate the varied interests and contents of the people of thetea garden society from a newer perspective.
Bikash Nath And Biraj Jyoti Kalita
Dr. Bikash Nath is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History, Chandra Kamal Bezbaruah College, Jorhat, Assam, India. He has published a good number of research articles, seminar papers and chapters in books etc. He is the author of Tea Plantation Workers of Assam and the Indian National Movement ,1921-1947 (Primus Books, New Delhi, 2016), and Deconstructing Truth in History- A Bunch of Critical Essays (Eastern Book House, Guwahati, 2022).
Mr. Biraj Jyoti Kalita is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History, Devi Charan Barua Girls’ College, Assam, India. He obtained his M.Phil. Degree from Dibrugarh University, Assam. Now, he has been pursuing his Doctoral research in the Department of History, Gauhati University, Assam. He has written more than 15 numbers of research papers in Scopus/ Web of science/ UGC recognized/ Peer Reviewed journals like Asian Ethnicity, Labor History and also contributed many chapters in books. His area of interests are Social History of India, Popular Culture and Ethnicity and Tribal studies of North East India. He is the author of A History of Historiography (Sabda Publication, Jorhat, 2018).
