Understanding Assam (41 books)

A list of books to understand the Indian state of Assam. Please stick to non-fiction as much as possible and don't add irrelevant books.

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1	The Assamese: A Portrait of a Community by Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	No Land's People: The Untold Story of Assam's NRC crisis by Abhishek Saha 4.32 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Secret killings of Assam: The Horror Tales from the Land of Red River and Blue Hills by Mrinal Talukdar 3.67 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	How to Tell the Story of an Insurgency: Fifteen tales from Assam by Aruni Kashyap (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 60 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Assamese: Religion, Caste and Sect in an Indian Village (London Studies on South Asia, No 3) by Audrey Cantlie really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Post Colonial Assam by Mrinal Talukdar 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Planter Raj to Swaraj: Freedom Struggle and Electroal Politics in Assam 1826-1947 by Amalendu Guha 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	India Against Itself - Assam and the Politics of Nationality by Sanjib Baruah 4.04 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Assam After Independence by Mrinal Talukdar 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Muslims in Assam politics by M. Kar 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Folklore of Assam [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2000] Jogesh Das by Jogesh Das 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Assam: The Accord, The Discord by Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty 4.16 avg rating — 58 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Nationality Question in Assam: The EPW 1980-81 Debate by Abu Nasar Saied Ahmed 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Temples and Legends of Assam by B.K. Barua it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Frontier Cultures: A Social History of Assamese Literature by Manjeet Baruah 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Trends in Contemporary Assamese Theatre by Namrata Pathak it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Ambrosia: From the Assamese Kitchen by Jyoti Das 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Assam The Indian Conflict by Mahesh Joshi did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Pre-Ahom Assam: Studies In The Inscriptions Of Assam Between The Fifth And The Thirteenth Centuries AD by Nayanjot Lahiri really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The History of Assam: From Yandabo to Partition by Priyam Goswami 3.83 avg rating — 54 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Burden of History: Assam and the Partition--Unresolved Issues by Udayon Misra 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	A Socio-Cultural & Economic History of Assam by Sanjay Sen (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	A Comprehensive History of Assam by S.L. Baruah 3.41 avg rating — 54 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Social and Economic History of Assam (1853-1921) by Rajen Saika 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Cultural Heritage of Assam by Maheswar Neog 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Early History of the Vaisnava Faith and Movement in Assam Sankaradeva and his Times by Maheswar Neog 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Assam under the Ahoms by U.N. Gohain it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	A History of Assam by Edward Albert Gait 3.94 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Empire's Garden: Assam and the Making of India by Jayeeta Sharma 4.35 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Becoming Assamese by Madhumita Sengupta 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	A short history of Assamese newspapers (1846-1947) by Profulla Chandra Borua 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Sanjoy's Assam; Diaries and Writings of Sanjoy Ghose by Sumita Ghose 4.05 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	In the meadows of gold: Telling tales of the swargadeos at the crossroads of Assam by Sayeeda Yasmin Saikia liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Writing On The Wall by Hazarika Sanjoy 3.57 avg rating — 49 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Rites of Passage by Hazarika Sanjoy 3.32 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Strangers of the Mist: Tales of War and Peace from India's Northeast. Revised Edition by Hazarika Sanjoy 4.18 avg rating — 228 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Unquiet River: A Biography of the Brahmaputra by Arupjyoti Saikia 4.28 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Braided River: A Journey along the Brahmaputra by Samrat Choudhury 4.09 avg rating — 119 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	লাচিত বৰফুকন by Dr. Surrya Kumar Bhuyan 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Xatxori Oxom Buranji by Surrya Kumar Bhuyan it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Ehejar Bosoror Exogoraki Oxomiya by Hemanta Kumar Bharali 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars