Breaking barriers in post-independence India : a journey out of the northeast /: a journey out of the northeast. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Rajkumar Falguni.
• Authors: Falguni, Rajkumar
• Contents: Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Part I 1 Backdrop and Setting 2 Rites of Passage 3 Brahmaputra Calling: Assam 4 The Cuckoo Syndrome 5 ‘The Unreal City’: Gauhati, aka Guwahati 6 Cultural Instincts and Survival Instincts 7 Khasi Highlanders 8 Rhapsody on a Ka-duitara and Hobbies 9 Mathematics and Friendship 10 Return of the Prodigal Part II 11 The Westward Gamble 12 Hindu College: Dreams Take Wings 13 Hostel Life: Stolovaya 14 Beyond the Sunrise is Northeast India 15 The Semantics of War and Other Stories 16 The Graduate in the Making 17 Stray Impressions: Lasting Influence 18 Post Graduation: Changing Contours 19 Agha Shahid Ali, Begum Akhtar, and Me Part III 20 Crossing the Rubicon 21 The Civil Services Examination 22 Yes! It Is Possible 23 Gathering of the Eagles 24 The IAS and Northeast India Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: New Delhi : Routledge India
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (212 pages), illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 954.1; Civil Service -- India -- History -- 20th century; India, Northeastern -- History -- 20th century
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000859621; 9781000859560
• Related ISBNs: 9781032394046
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