Sanjoy Hazarika is a Columnist, author of the acclaimed books, Strangers of the Mist and Strangers no More, researcher, rights activist and filmmaker, Sanjoy Hazarika returns to journeying on the Brahmaputra, rediscovering the river, learning about the new challenges that it and its people face in the uncertainties of climate change and human interventions. Hazarika, who is working on a travelogue on his journeys on the Brahmaputra, from Tibet to the Bay of Bengal, is also the founder of the Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research.
A court in Assam's Hailakandi district has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing an 11-year-old boy four years ago.
Rights groups say New Delhi's move to deny permission for a charity founded by Mother Teresa to receive foreign funding is an attempt to silence organizations critical of government policies.