Radical Politics in Meghalaya: Problems and Prospects

The most significant agent of radical politics in Meghalaya is the CPI which is one of the oldest political parties in the country. From its very inception, the CPI claims to have championed the cause of the tribal people and stood for safeguarding their identity. Nevertheless, the CPI has not been able to achieve any significant breakthrough in the politics of Meghalaya. The CPI has contested all the assembly elections held in Meghalaya so far without achieving any success. This gives rise to a number of questions, viz., what is the relevance of the CPI in the political scenario of Maghalaya? What are the main impediments faced by the party in pursuing its radical politics in Meghalaya? And so on. The book examines some of these questions for an understanding of the reasons behind the failure of radical politics in Meghalaya and also seeks to assess whether such politics has any future prospects in the state. About The Author:- Susmita Sen Gupta teaches Political Science in the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong. She had a brilliant academic career, holding positions in all public examinations. She stood 1st Class 1st in the M.A. Examination of NEHU, Shillong and was awarded a gold medal. She was felicitated at a Toppers’ Reception hosted by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1986. She later earned the degrees of M.Phil. and Ph.D. from NEHU. She has done intensive research on the party system in India, regionalism, student movement, coalition politics, women and politics, ethnicity in the context of the tribal societies of North East India, politics of migration, globalization and so on. Her publications include a number of research papers on the above mentioned areas of Political Science in various regional and national journals and books. Her book titled Regionalism in Meghalaya was published in 2005. She is deeply interested in Indian classical music and had a training in vocal music. The Title 'Radical Politics in Meghalaya: Problems and Prospects written/authored/edited by Susmita Sen Gupta', published in the year 2009. The ISBN 9788178357423 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 248 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Anthropology / Tribal Studies / North-East Indian Studies. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-