The Nepalis in Assam: ethnicity and cross border movements in the North-East

ABSU areas Article Assam Movement Assamese language Assamese society assimilation Bahadur Chetri Bengal Bhadgaon Bihu Bodo Bodo movements border Brahmins British Calcutta century colonial period cultural Darjeeling Darrang Delhi Dibrugarh Digboi displaced district dynasty East elections ethnic groups ethnic identity ethnic minority festival foreigners forest Gorkha League Government Govt Guwahati hills Hindu history of Nepal homeland host society Ibid immigrants Inspite internal migration Kathmandu King kingdom Kiratas Kokrajhar labour Lakhimpur land large number Lichhavi living Malla ment migration to Assam nationals Nepalese Nepali Asamiya Nepali community Nepali ethnic Nepali language Nepali migration Nepali population Nepalis in Assam Newar North North-East India number of Nepalis post-colonial period Prasad pre-colonial Prithvi Narayan Shah Rajah of Nepal region relations relief camps ruler Samiti Santhals Sarupathar settled settlements Sharma Shillong Sikkim Singh social Sonitpur Terai Tezpur Thapa tion traditional Treaty of Sagauli tribal Udalguri Upadhyay USCR valley various villages