• Dr. Shirumoni Baruah

Assam had to fight many times to protect the economic interest and national identity of the people of the region. Through the region has immense potentialities of economic development, bur it stills a poor region comparatively to other states of India. Besides economic problem foreign infiltration problem is a burning problem of Assam which has become a threat to social -cultural identity of the people of the region. The influx of outsiders started from the British rule is still continuing and now it has become a apolitical agenda of the central as well as the state government. The census report of India always showed the high growth rate of population of Assam. The students of Assam had a long history of struggle since independence,a series of massive movements had been launched by the students on the issue of entho-cultural identify. Among these the Assam Movement was the most massive movement which rocked the state polity, economy social activities from 1979-1985. The chief objective of the movement was to detect, delete and deport the foreigners from Assam. The movement was spearheaded by AASU and AJYCP and it got support from almost all socio-cultural and other tribal organizations of Assam. On the other hand other Northeastern states of India also had given their support to the movement. After a long gap of six years the Assam Accord was signed which ended the historic movement. It has a far reaching impact on the people of Assam.

Foreign infiltration, identity crisis, student politics, regionalism, communalism

"Assam Movement: A reflection of Identity Crisis of the People of Assam ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 4, page no.p304-p313, April-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2404G38.pdf

"Assam Movement: A reflection of Identity Crisis of the People of Assam ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 4, page no. ppp304-p313, April-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2404G38.pdf