Sanjoy Hazarika

Sanjoy Hazarika is an independent columnist and author who founded CNES and pioneered a healthcare initiative using boat clinics on the Brahmaputra River. His latest book, ‘River Traveller’ is published by Speaking Tiger.

Zubeen Garg’s eternal lessons for Assam and India

The Assamese icon sang and spoke the language of the secular, and his death – like his art – united Assam’s Hindus and Muslims, tribals and non-tribals, rich and poor

By Sanjoy Hazarika

/ 21 Oct 2025

Zubeen Garg’s eternal lessons for Assam and India

Refugees Within, Refugees Without

The Chahma are too small to be so fragmented and scattered, but there is little incentive for anyone to try and redress their condition. On 15 August 1947, the Indian

By Sanjoy Hazarika

/ 1 Apr 1996

Bard of the Brahmaputra

A few weeks ago, in the northern Assam town of Tezpur, a small group gathered in the elegant drawing room of the Goswamis, a prominent doctor couple, sipping drinks and

By Sanjoy Hazarika

/ 1 Mar 1996

Far eastern himalaya: The search for distance and dignity

The peoples of the Far Eastern Himalaya, isolated from each other by hills, jungles, rivers and national boundaries, confront similar challenges based on changing demography, economic neglect, conflict over resources

By Sanjoy Hazarika

/ 1 May 1995