• Anjali Choudhary

For more than half a century now, Assam, the northeastern state of India, has been experiencing heavy anti-outsider sentiment. What makes Assam's case special is that its smaller indigenous populations have undergone both internal and illegal foreign migration on a large scale, giving rise to extreme existential fear and apprehension. Their lack of the political authority needed and the indifferent attitude of the government of the Indian Union in addressing the issue has only multiplied its size. One of the highest population growth rates among the Indian states was witnessed by Assam during the twentieth century. The population of India grew by 331 per cent between 1901 and 2001, while the population of Assam grew by 710 per cent. The difference in growth rates can mostly be explained by large-scale migration, particularly from densely populated neighboring Bangladesh, of individuals from other parts of the subcontinent. The paper describes in a historical context the socio-economic complexities of the immigration problem in Assam and the social tension and disputes around it, and suggests that a multi-pronged strategy supported by strong political will is imperative to effectively negotiate the challenges of immigration in the state.

Assamese; Bangladesh; Indigenous; Immigrants; Northeast.

"An Analytical Study of the Immigrants of Assam", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.897-900, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIREO06196.pdf

"An Analytical Study of the Immigrants of Assam", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp897-900, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIREO06196.pdf