Gorkhas in the Wilderness: A Study in North East India

The book portrayed the fact that the Gorkhas are treated as good as immigrants, outsiders, foreigners, non-tribals etc. in North East India. Their contribution to the nation building enderavours has hardly been recognized by the mainstream communities of the country and more particularly the people of North East region including the Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. The present study conducted in Changlang and Lohit frontier region of Arunachal Pradesh-the eastern most region of the country and Sadiya frontier of Assam, has explored the fact that in spite of calling the Gorkhas as immigrants, how they are contributing lots to the agrarian and industrial economy of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam frontier wilderness. The study will be a source material for not only the laymen and students but also the scholars who are interested to study the Gorkhas of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. The policy makers of government and other developmental agencies of the country also can be benefited from this study.