Vasundhara Jairath, Author at EastMojo

Assam: Application submission date under Mission Basundhara 2.0 extended

Assam

If Mission Basundhara is to succeed, it must place cultivators at the centre

by Vasundhara Jairath February 16, 2024

The Assam government’s flagship land regularisation scheme, Mission Basundhara, has been touted as the one-stop shop for all of Assam’s land problems. However, this impression was punctured by the state’s own Chief Minister when, on February 8, 2024, he stated unambiguously that Mission Basundhara was not meant for citizens, but only for the “indigenous people” […]

Cost of conservation: While resorts flourish, why are locals being evicted in Kaziranga?

Assam

Cost of conservation: While resorts flourish, why are locals being evicted in Kaziranga?

by Vasundhara Jairath November 9, 2023

The Exoticisation of Tribals: The ‘Semkhor’ Controversy

Assam

Semkhor: Another dangerous attempt at ‘exoticisation’ of the indigenous

by Vasundhara Jairath October 28, 2022November 4, 2022

Indigenous land grabbed for Solar Power Plant in Assam

How indigenous land was grabbed for a solar power plant in Assam

by Vasundhara Jairath April 18, 2021October 19, 2022