NES

North East Studies (NES)

A Publication Initiative of The Native Tribe Publication (TNT)

A Word from the Editor's Desk

Following repeated requests from scholars, researchers, and community voices across the North-Eastern Region of the Republic of India, we are proud to have launched a dedicated academic and cultural initiative under the North East Studies (NES) theme.

The North East Region of India — comprising Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura — remains one of the most ethnically, linguistically, and culturally diverse regions in the world, yet continues to be under-represented in mainstream academic discourse. NES was conceived to bridge this gap: to document, preserve, and disseminate scholarship on the history, anthropology, languages, religion, folklore, ecology, and socio-political life of the region.

North East Studies (NES) is partially sponsored by The Native Tribe Publication (TNT).

We are pleased to share that three volumes of NES have been published to date, each bringing together contributions from scholars, community elders, religious workers, and researchers with first-hand knowledge of the region.

Project Leadership (Disclaimer-Click to read)

Project Director: Surjit Singha, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Kristu Jayanti (Deemed to be University)

Project Co-Director: Ranjit Singha, (Ph.D.), Ph.D. Research Fellow, CHRIST (Deemed to be University)

Why North East Studies Matters

For Publishers

• A distinct, underserved niche: Very few dedicated academic series in India focus exclusively on North-East India, making NES a valuable and defensible publishing niche rather than one competing in an already saturated market.

• A growing and loyal readership: Universities, libraries, diaspora communities, NGOs, and policy researchers form a stable and expanding audience base for regional-studies publications.

• Institutional credibility: A peer-informed, multi-volume series builds long-term brand equity for a publisher as a serious contributor to regional and indigenous scholarship.

• Cross-sector interest: Government bodies, think tanks, and international organisations working on ethnic studies, border studies, and indigenous rights regularly seek credible published material — creating avenues for bulk institutional adoption, citations, and syndication.

For Society

• Voice and visibility: NES gives long-overdue platform to communities whose histories, languages, and struggles are rarely documented in mainstream literature.

• Bridging the Mainland–North-East divide: By publishing accessible scholarship, NES helps foster mutual understanding between the North-East and the rest of India, contributing directly to the unity, brotherhood, and equal rights the project was founded to promote.

• Preservation of oral and indigenous knowledge: Much of the North-East's tribal history, customs, and belief systems survive only in oral tradition. Publishing this knowledge protects it from being lost to time.

• Empowerment of marginalised voices: By actively inviting authors, priests, nuns, religious workers, and citizens — not just career academics — NES democratizes who gets to write history.

For Educational Institutions and Universities in India

• Curriculum enrichment: NES volumes serve as ready reference material for departments of History, Sociology, Anthropology, Political Science, Theology, and North-East India Studies.

• Research support: Scholars and postgraduate/doctoral students working on tribal studies, border and ethnic conflict, indigenous religion, or regional development gain access to consolidated, India-specific source material.

• Filling a citation gap: Indian universities frequently rely on Western or generalized ethnographic sources for North-East content; NES offers home-grown, community-informed scholarship as a credible alternative.

• Institutional collaboration: Universities and research centres in the North-East and beyond can partner with NES for co-authored volumes, seminars, and joint research — strengthening academic ties between the region and the rest of the country.

Relevance Today

The North-East of India sits at a unique civilizational crossroads — connected to Southeast Asia, home to over 200 tribal and ethnic communities, and central to India's "Act East" policy and border diplomacy. At the same time, the region has historically faced concerns of political neglect, insurgency, and cultural distance from the rest of the country.

In this context, NES is not merely an academic exercise — it is a peace-building and nation-integrating initiative. By documenting shared histories, encouraging dialogue between communities, and giving the region a credible scholarly voice, the project directly serves India's broader goals of national integration, cultural preservation, and social harmony — while also contributing to global indigenous-studies discourse.

Fund Our Project

We invite NGOs, Government bodies, Institutions, Universities, International Organizations, Authors, Priests, Nuns, Religious Communities, Research Scholars, Citizens, Teachers, Professors, Professionals, fellow Indians, and the International Community to contribute articles and research in order to give voice to equal rights, brotherhood, unity, and peace.

Write to Us

If you would like to financially support the North East Studies (NES) project, or contribute as an author/researcher, please write to us — kindly copy both email addresses:

📧 tnativetribe@gmail.com

📧 info@thenativetribe.org

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