Dr Swaswati Borkataki, Author at EastMojo

Tezpur Uni faces protests, alters recess dates amid Zubeen Garg tribute row

Assam

Moi Bhagora Nai: A year since Zubeen

by Dr Swaswati Borkataki September 19, 2026

“Junak gola, jaror nixa, mur thoi xeta xeteli…goni goni anguli murot ase kiman sokur pani, Xukhor sikuni moni…Moi bhagora nai, jibon herua nai” It’s a slow evening in Calcutta, and I find myself adrift, and yet attuned in a quiet corner of my mind, engulfed in this song from Zubeen’s popular album Maya. The melody […]

Psephology and the Exit Poll ritual: Prediction or a game of darts?

by Dr Swaswati Borkataki May 9, 2026

Revisiting The New Delhi Times: A mirror to India’s unchanged moral crisis

by Dr Swaswati Borkataki April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

Assam

Khusrau, Sankardeva & the Borgeet – Ghazal dynamic through the prism of ‘The Bazaar of Love’

by Dr Swaswati Borkataki October 13, 2025October 13, 2025

Zubeen Garg probe: SIT heads to Mumbai for medical records

In Zubeen’s passing, Assam has lost its sunshine

by Dr Swaswati Borkataki September 20, 2025September 20, 2025

From Margherita to Rajya Sabha: How Pabitra Gogoi is set to smile to victory

by Dr Swaswati Borkataki March 30, 2022October 20, 2022

Assam

Electoral politics in Assam: The man with a magic wand

by Dr Swaswati Borkataki March 6, 2022October 19, 2022

Sunil Bansal appointed BJP's National General Secretary

Is the portrayal of non-elitism helping BJP lure the masses?

by Dr Swaswati Borkataki January 30, 2022October 19, 2022

Thowra bypolls

Assam

Assam by-polls: Thowra heading for a BJP win, Raijor Dal might finish second

by Dr Swaswati Borkataki and Abhinav Borbora October 27, 2021October 19, 2022

Assam: CM's vigilance cell raids MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi's residence in Mariani

Why Rupjyoti Kurmi’s resignation is a huge blow to Congress

by Dr Swaswati Borkataki June 20, 2021October 19, 2022