CONTENTS

1. Human Development among Tea Garden Communities of Assam- D K Pandiya, Smita Borah & Sweety Das
2. Human Development and Minimum Wage among the Tea Garden Labourers of Assam- Soumitra Choudhury
3. Option for Development Among Schedule Tribe in Nort-East India with Special Reference to Gangte Tribes- Lalzo S Thangjom
4. Human Development and the Schedule Tribes in Tripura- Subrata Sharma
5. Human Development in Arunachal Pradesh: Where do the Districts Stand?- Ringshuk Adhikari & Pinak Deb
6. Marginalization of North-East India: Need for Constitutional and Policy Reforms- Maitreyee Chakrabarty
7. The Marginality Perceived through History: Illegitimate Children in Mahabharata- Ravi Khangai
8. Human Deprivation and Child Labour: A Study of Motor Workshops in Silchar Town- G Ram & Sujata Bhattacherjee
9. Displacement and Impact on Human Development: A Case Study of Chakmas in North-East India- Debasish Paul & N B Biswas
10. Human Rights and the Elderly in Imphal West District of Manipur- Irom Shirly
11. Understanding the Marginalization of men who have sex with men in Manipur: The Humen Development Perspective- Khagokpam Pramodini Devi
12. Slums and Human Development in Dibrugarh Town of Assam- Pranjal Sarma
13. Uplift of the Development and Swami Vivekananda- A L Ghosh
14. The Contest for Survival among Communities: Marginalised Tribes in North Cachar Hills- Phoibi Lalnuropui Tuolor
15. The Migration and Marginality in Manipur: A Discourse- Hawaibam Herojit Singh
16. Social Mobility in Colonial India: The Case of Assam's Kaibartas- Moumita Bhattacharjee
17. The Cross-Border Migration and Marginalization: Daily Wage Chin Labourers in Aizawl Town- Lalhruangi Chhangte
18. From Mainstream to Margin: The A Lienation of Koch-Rajbongshis in North Bengal- Prashanta Das
19. Realizing the Right to Food in India: The Caes of Assam's Economically Vulnerable People- Gargi Dutta
20. Marginalization and Ethnic Conflict in North East India: The Case of Assam Rabhs Tribe- Prem Kanta Borah
21. Work Participation of Physically Disable Persons in Guwahati City of Assam- Sangeeta Sarma & Sangeeta Deka
22. Inequalities and Struggle for Ethnic Survival in North East India: The Challenges for the Bishnupuri Manipuri Community- Barindra Kumar Sinha & Subrata Sinha
23. The Land, Forest and Tribal Tradition in North East India: Impact of Legal Frame Works in the Hill areas of Manipur- George T Haokip
24. Government Policy and Its Implications for Kukis in Manipur with special Reference to MLR and LR Act 1960- Seiminlun Chongloi
25. Rethinking Food Security: The Voice from Matmora- Pratisha Kumari
26. The Marginalised People and Common Property Resource Exploitation: The Case of Shonebeel Fishery in Karimganj District of Assam- Debasish Purkayastha
27. Right to Development vis-avis Plight of D-Voters in Assam- Deepshikha Bhattacharjee
28. The Migrants and Human Development in North East India- Amlanika Bora and Kongkona Sarmah
29. Challenges for Democratic Governance in Manipur- Thongkholal Haokip