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The book delves into the status of three regions: Kashmir, Sikkim, and the province of Assam in 1947. In Kashmir, Sheikh Abdullah had emerged as a charismatic leader before it was raided by Pakistan. It also explores how Sikkim was accorded the status of an India-protectorate state in 195. The Naga National Council, led by Z.A. Phizo, resorted to armed uprisings in 195’s in Naga Hills, followed by M.N.F. and Laldenga thereafter. The book sheds light on the dynamics of collaboration and rebellion involving leaders like Sheikh Abdullah, and last King of Sikkim, P.T. Namgyal, with the Indian establishment and why and how did they rebel against them. Additionally, it discusses consequences of these tribal leaders’ armed resurrection, and their role in the formation of Nagaland and Mizoram as Indian states. This book, which offers a unique per¬spective on the historical evolution of these regions, will be invaluable for Indian policymakers to view the Indian Union from the perspectives of the Frontier leadership.
Awadhesh Coomar Sinha, an anthropologist and soci?ologist by training, started his teaching and research career at Gujarat Vidyapeeth, Ahmedabad, from where he moved on to the IIT Kanpur, and then to IIT Delhi, before finally joining North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, where he taught sociology for about three decades, and was Dean of the School of Social Sciences. He had been a visiting professor in various Indian and foreign universities, and is one of the pioneers in the field of Eastern Himalayan research. He is also the author of several research articles. Among his highly acclaimed books on the region include Nepalese in Globalized Era (216), Dawn of Democracy in the Eastern Himalayan Kingdoms (219) and Federation of the Himalayan Kingdoms and a Greater Nepal (223).
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