Northeast India: Gateway to Glory

By Raj Mohan Nath

A comprehensive history of the people and culture of Northeast India from early migration, conquests, settlements, wars, and assimilation till the advent of British rule. The book was first published as "The Background of Assamese Culture," but now the erstwhile State of Assam has been divided into several States which comprise greater Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and to which are added Tripura, Manipur, and Arunachal Pradesh which are collectively known as the Seven Sisters; the late entrant is Sikkim which form Northeast India. Of late there has been an active interest in this part of India since, first, the "Look East" and now the "Act East" policies of the Government, but most Indians still either do not know, or rather, have a very sketchy view of the peoples and culture of this region. It has, therefore, been necessary to change the title of the book and its format to make it more readable to the general public and not simply a scholarly publication.Raj Mohan Nath, an engineer by profession and a scholar of many disciplines, traces the migration and final settlement of the people who now inhabit the different areas of this region from its earliest times to a point in recent history. In doing so he weaves an interesting web of intrigues, wars, migration, religion, marriages, invasions, mayhem, and more leading the reader to understand the complexity of the inhabitants and their culture through art, crafts, and architecture.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1549797271
• ISBN13: 9781549797279
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.7" x 6.0"