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  List of Indians by state - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from List of people by India state)
The following is a list of people of India, by state and territory:
See also: List of people by nationality, List of Indians
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_people_by_India_state   (85 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: List of people by nationality
People on these lists should be notable in some way and should ideally have articles of their own.
Lists of people by occupation: There are a variety of articles listing people of a particular occupation.
Lists of people by belief, religious belief or philosophy
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-people-by-nationality   (285 words)

  
 Re: [Assam] I - Day, AT editorial
The ULFA can give boycott calls, but the people of Assam have the right to decide whether to attend the celebrations or not and no one has the right to use force to compel anyone from attending any function.
The militants have let loose a reign of terror in different parts of Assam with a series of bomb explosions during the run up to the Independence Day and instead of engaging the forces in encounters, the militants have started to resort to explosions to make their presence felt.
The people of Assam are now fed up with violence and they want a peaceful solution to the problem and both the Government and the ULFA should come forward for talks without any pre-condition to bring an end to an era of violence and loss of life of innocent people.
www.mail-archive.com /assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu/msg15127.html   (456 words)

  
 Assam
Assam belongs to the Seven Sisters Region of Southeast Asia, which consists of Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura.
However, Mass, a human rights organization in Assam with a credible record, claims that during the period January 1 through July 21, a total of 202 people were killed in the state (of which 68 died at the hands of security forces and 57 were killed by the ULFA).
Assam Police is in possession of evidence to prove the nexus of the top ULFA leadership with certain officials of the Pakistani High Commission in Dacca.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/war/assam.htm   (2144 words)

  
 Illegal Migration into Assam
As Governor of Assam, I feel it is my bounden duty,both to the Nation and the State I have sworn to serve, to place before you this report on the dangers arising from the continuing silent demographic invasion.
The Assamese people living mostly in Upper Assam and cultivating one crop per year, were not interested in working as labour in the tea gardens nor in increasing or expanding land cultivation to meet the additional requirement of food for the large labour population employed in the tea gardens.
In 1983 when an election was forced on the people of Assam… the people of the villages living on the banks of the Brahmaputra opposite Chawalkhoa attacked the encroachers on this island, when they found that they had been given voting rights by the Government.
www.satp.org /satporgtp/countries/india/states/assam/documents/papers/illegal_migration_in_assam.htm   (8687 words)

  
 Various projects concerning Assam and the Assamese language   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
It is in English and Assamese, the language of Assam in South Asia.
Assam Society of America: It is a cultural organization with which I am involved.
Assam/Luitporia e-mail lists: Deepankar Medhi of the University of Missouri at Kansas City and I maintain an e-mail list called the Assam/Luitporia list.
piglet.uccs.edu /~kalita/assam/assamese_language_index.html   (318 words)

  
 UNITED LIBERATION FRONT OF ASSAM (ULFA) — A Deviated Movement?
Since leaders of AASU, ULFA and AGP were from the same set of people, who started the language agitation with a common goal to establish the socio-political domination of Assamese people in the State, it became difficult on the part of AGP Government to check the menace of ULFA.
Perhaps only the people of Assam could convince the ULFA leaders to join the national political current and save the aggravated crisis of their identity from the threat of Islamisation and socio-economic degeneration of their motherland.
Assam may be geographically too far away but they are a great people with a sense of history and belonging to proud cultural milieu.
www.saag.org /papers14/paper1307.html   (4229 words)

  
 Rediff On The NeT: Kuldip Nayar on Assam's perennial problem -- foreigners
However the stream that came in illegally between January 1, 1996 and December 24, 1971 was not to be deported and was to be given Indian citizenship after a lapse of 10 years.
People in Assam have given them another chance but again they seem to be failing.
Indeed, the people of Assam have resisted various attempts to divide them as Hindus and Muslims.
www.rediff.com /news/1999/jan/23nayar.htm   (1244 words)

  
 Assam Police -- Tourist Information
Hugging the shores of the turbulent Brahmaputra, Guwahati is the gateway to the enchanting North Eastern India.
Assam State Museum is 10 minutes walk from the Railway Station.
Situated in the Morigaon district Pobitora is one of the major wildlife sanctuaries of Assam.
www.assampolice.com /tour   (3272 words)

  
 Assam.org - The Assam Portal
Assam - the land where you find flowers that are exquisitely beautiful, animals that are rare, and a beleagured people that are proud and inviting.
It is the land of the mighty river Brahmaputra (the Luit) and the one-horned rhinoceros.
The United People’s Democratic Front has declared General Amnesty for the government-backed Jana Samhati Samiti militants, who are responsible for massive human rights violations and death of more than two hundred members and supporters of the UPDF in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
www.assam.org   (1064 words)

  
 Feature Articles: River-Linking and Assam’s Interests   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
This is an attempt to draw attention to what is at stake in Assam, and thereby be counted in the planning process, before a massive fraud is foisted on the people.
Assam still does not receive fair compensation, at international rates, for its crude oil, while Assam’s people are required to buy consumer goods of inferior quality at high prices from protected Indian industries, being prevented from obtaining such goods of higher quality and lower prices from international sources.
Therefore Assam too is included in the running, for the future spoils, even though there is probably zero coming into Assam from the 400 crores being spent now.
www.thesouthasian.org /archives/000093.html   (2238 words)

  
 POLITICS OF INFILTRATION - A Threat to Socio-cultural Identity of Assam?
Muslim populations in Assam considerably decreased in 1947 partly due to inclusion of Sylhet in Pakistan and also return of sizeable number of earlier immigrants to their original land due to fear of backlash.
Besides, a large number of such foreigners were appeased with political rights by entering their names in the voters' list of the state for petty political games at the instance of the vested political forces that were at the helm of affairs since Independence" (Ibid.).
The people belonging to Bengali descent apprehended a danger to their deportation following the Assam Accord but thanks to Muslim lobby, the process of detection, deletion and deportation remained as slow as it was before the Accord.
www.saag.org /papers16/paper1557.html   (3798 words)

  
 Chronology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
AGP (Assam People's Party): Before the state assembly election in December 1985 against the long ruling Congress(I), AASU leaders signed an accord for a separate regional party, the AGP.
October 13 1992: 21 people were killed in a bomb explosion on a train in the district of Barpeta, allegedly planted by rebels of the outlawed BSF.
October 12 1993: Fifty people were left dead after violent clashes between members of the separatists and non-Bodo peoples in the Kokrajhar and Bongaigon districts of Assam.
www.cidcm.umd.edu /inscr/mar/data/indbodochro.htm   (7666 words)

  
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(By Population) Numbers shown are the population within the recognized city limits, and do not include people living in the immediate surrounding area outside of the established border of the city (often called the metro).
Numbers shown are the population within the recognized city limits, and do not include people living in the immediate surrounding area outside of the established border of the city.
Numbers shown are the population within the immediate surrounding area of the established border of the city, and also include the city limit population figures.
www.graphicmaps.com /geoquiz/thelist.htm   (573 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | South Asia | Assam separatists admit oil raid
But the United Liberation Front of Assam denied it killed four people in a bombing of a marketplace near state capital Guwahati on Sunday.
Assam police intelligence chief Khagen Sarmah told the BBC he was sure the Ulfa was behind all the attacks.
An attack on Sunday at Chellakapar, in Assam's northern district of Sibsagar, destroyed part of a pipeline of the state-owned Oil India Limited.
news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/4129254.stm   (422 words)

  
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However, the situation in Majuli was different and people in large numbers cast their vote as over 70 percent polling was recorded.
According to AIR reports, the State Election Commissioner has said that a list of all polling stations is compiled where re-poll will be ordered with the approval of the Election Commission due to snatching away of ballot-boxes and election materials.
The threat of the militant outfits to curb the democratic right of the people to vote, the Election Commissions lack of understanding of the ground realities of Assam and the total lack of cooperation from the Central Government had put the people of Assam in a difficult position during the elections.
www.cs.uccs.edu /~kalita/assam/news/1998/1998-02-17.html   (897 words)

  
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Some 54,000 people are distributed among 144 villages in the buffer zone of the tiger reserve (Anon., 1974); no relocation of these villages is contemplated (Deb Roy, n.d.).
In February 1989 the sanctuary was occupied by members of the local Bodo Students Union, which is campaigning for autonomy for its people, who form about one-third of Assam's population (Jackson, 1989).
Jain, S.K. and Hajra, P.K. On the botany of Manas Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam.
www.wcmc.org.uk /igcmc/s_sheets/worldh/manas.html   (2395 words)

  
 The Hindu : National : Manmohan's assurance on implementation of Assam Accord
Singh urged the AASU leaders to work with the Assam Government and the Centre to create a climate of peace and stability in the State and the entire northeastern region that would culminate in rapid economic development of the region.
He said: ``Assam is truly the mother state of the northeastern region of our country.
All the people of Assam and the northeastern region must come together and create a climate of peace and stability so that the full potential of the region can be unleashed.
www.hindu.com /2005/05/06/stories/2005050615341200.htm   (302 words)

  
 Tripartite talks to review the implementation of the Assam Accord held in New Delhi on 31.05.2000
A tripartite talk with officials and representatives of Government of Assam, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India and representatives of the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) was held in New Delhi on 31.5.2000.
The meeting was held to assess the progress in implementation of the 1985 Assam Accord.
The welcome speech of AS (H), MHA and the list of participants is annexed herewith.
www.satp.org /satporgtp/countries/india/states/assam/documents/papers/assam_accord_1985.htm   (2174 words)

  
 [Assam] How DOES India Feel About This?
The stampede came two weeks ahead of parliamentary elections in Lucknow, the capital of India's politically crucial Uttar Pradesh state and the constituency of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who was headed to the city after the stampede.
Thousands of people, mostly women, had gathered under a huge white canopy to celebrate the birthday of Lalji Tandon, the state's opposition leader -- and to receive saris being given to poor women.
It is the responsibility of the organizers to inform the police,'' said Verma, the police superintendent.
www.mail-archive.com /assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu/msg08145.html   (590 words)

  
 ipedia.com: List of people associated with World War II Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
This is a list of people associated with World War II.
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www.ipedia.com /list_of_people_associated_with_world_war_ii.html   (2024 words)

  
 World Religions Religion Statistics Geography Church Statistics
Famous and influential: Adherents.com also has detailed lists of influential and famous adherents of over 100 different religious groups (famous Methodists, famous Jews, famous Catholics, famous Zoroastrians, famous Jehovah's Witnesses, famous Theosophists, etc.), and lists of prominent people (actors, politicians, authors, U.S. presidents, artists, musicians, Supreme Court justices, film directors, etc.) classified by religious affiliation.
Knowledge of the source of the statistics, as well as further knowledge of the particulars of a cultural, religious or regional group are necessary for an adequate understanding of the sociological implication of this type of data.
Furthermore, although this listing is the largest of its kind, it is not exhaustive.
adherents.com   (1129 words)

  
 MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base
UPDS is a separatist group that aims to create an independent country for the tribal people of Assam’s eastern territory.
Specifically, UPDS is comprised of people from the Karbi tribe and advocates for improved rights on behalf of the tribe.
The United People’s Democratic Solidarity operates primarily in the eastern area of the Assam region.
www.tkb.org /Group.jsp?groupID=3687   (542 words)

  
 outlookindia.com | wired
Terming the violence as an 'uprising', he said, "It was an expression of frustration of the people of Assam against their exploitation for a long time.
We hope the people of the state will be able to teach a befitting lesson to the Hindi-speaking people".
Baruah also said the Hindi-speaking people 'must leave Assam.' The Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi, had yesterday claimed that the ULFA was behind the violence in the state.
www.outlookindia.com /pti_news.asp?id=182725   (425 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | South Asia | Six killed in Assam bus attack
Six people were killed when an explosion ripped through a passenger bus in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam, police said.
The police said the outlawed United Liberation Front of Assam (Ulfa) was responsible for the incident.
More than 10,000 people have died in separatist violence in Assam since the 1980s.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/south_asia/3835433.stm   (228 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta : North Bengal & Sikkim   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Party cadres have been deployed to conduct a booth-wise survey to make a list of people supporting the cause for a separate state comprising most of the districts of north Bengal and neighbouring Assam.
These people have been fed lies and their minds filled with misinformation.
“People who took part in the peaceful and democratic movement are being singled out by the CPM and the Forward Bloc.
www.telegraphindia.com /1050929/asp/siliguri/story_5296440.asp   (375 words)

  
 Govt open to holding talks with ULFA - The Times of India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
GUWAHATI: The Indian government has indicated that talks with Assam's key separatist group was possible if it broadened its list of demands and not simply stick to the issue of independence, a rebel mediator said on Wednesday.
Assamese writer Indira Goswami quoted India's National Security Advisor M K Narayanan as saying the government was ready to talk to the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) "on all issues relating to the state's peace and development, including on its main demand of sovereignty".
This is the first time ULFA had made a formal offer for talks and New Delhi had responded positively by accepting the preconditions set by the rebels to kickstart the peace talks aimed at ending 26-years of insurgency in the region.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/1022453.cms   (455 words)

  
 The Command Post - Global Recon - Earthquake: How to Help [Updated 1/1/05]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Initial estimates indicate close to 1800 people in Tamil Nadu have lost their lives to nature’s fury, and many more are feared to have lost their homes.
AID is committed to the cause of alleviating poverty in India, measuring progress with the yard-sticks of self-reliance, social justice, people's involvement, and volunteerism.
The number of organisations affiliated and people involved with the RSS indicate the scale of their activities in the field of service.
www.command-post.org /nk/2_archives/018256.html   (7038 words)

  
 Assam.org - The Assam Portal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Browse the list of domain names owned by Assam Company of America, Inc.
Luitporia is a fond term used by the Assamese people to refer to themselves.
The two lists are synonyms of each other.
www.assam.org /content.php?page_id=58   (212 words)

  
 Amazon.com: India Against Itself: Assam and the Politics of Nationality (Critical Histories Series): Books: Sanjib ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
I learned a great deal about the socio-economic history of Assam and how the current political strife developed out of this history and the relationship - or lack of relationship one could say - between Assam and the rest of India.
His belief that a loose system of federalism will work in a country like India can be argued for he offers an utopian view what he and many of us would like to see happen but does not offer many suggestions how to get there.
If read superfically, one can easily make the erroneus assumption that the author is advocating for autonomy of Assam and that his sympathies lie with the insurgents.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/081223491X?v=glance   (933 words)

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