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Hindustan TimesMicrohistories and a multiplicity of stories This week’s pick of interesting reads includes essays on identity in Northeast India, a tribute to a poet and author, and the writings of Viktor Frankl 316pp, Rs599; HarperCollins The ideas of who belongs and who does not, who is an insider and who is an outsider have sparked severe friction in Northeast India for decades now. From the frequent characterization of Bengal-origin Muslims in Assam as illegal Bangladeshi immigrants to the ethnic battles between the Meiteis and Kuki-Zo tribals of Manipur, from the Naga and Mizo separatist insurgencies to the prejudice the tribal minorities face in the mainland – negotiating identity has always been a complex issue. With an introduction by Basudhara Roy, the volume’s contributors include Adil Jussawalla, Arundhathi Subramaniam, Kavita Ezekiel Mendonca, Malashri Lal, Menka Shivdasani, Namita Gokhale, Priya Sarukkai Chabria, Rukmini Bhaya Nair, Saleem Peeradina, Sukrita Paul Kumar and AJ Thomas, among others. * On how to lead a purposeful life 164pp, ₹799; Penguin During his lifetime, world renowned psychiatrist and Auschwitz survivor Viktor Frankl had an unshakably optimistic outlook on life.
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