Index

The following is  a list of all the posts –  mostly articles, with occasional poems, of mine  – in this blog arranged in reverse chronological order. Each post is indicated by its title followed by date of post and a brief description of what it is about.  Interested readers may go to any post directly by clicking on the hyperlink provided with the title.

  1. Being and Timeline (July 29, 2023: Edited version of a Facebook note published in 2013 providing an account of my ‘Facebook life’ up to that point in time, with an update added at the time of re-publishing the note on this blog.)
  2. The Colonial Foundation of Pahari Ethnicity (September 3, 2022: Excerpts of an article with the same title, originally published in the Journal of Social Studies, No. 58, 1992)
  3. On the supposed Arakanese origin of the Indigenous Peoples of the CHT (August 18, 2022: Originally published in the New Age on November 2, 2012 under the title “Misleading article about the supposed Arakanese origin of the non-Bengali ethnic groups of the CHT”, in response to an article published in the same newspaper.)
  4. Debates over Indigeneity: A personal retrospective (August 8, 2022:  A compilation of contextual information on and excerpts from some of my writings on issues related to self-identification by ethnic minorities of Bangladesh as ‘indigenous peoples’.)
  5. A Talk on the CHT Peace Process (August 3, 2022:  A note on a talk that I gave at the Defence Services Command and Staff College, Dhaka, on August 2, 2017.)
  6. My midlife reflections as ‘Shahbagh happened’ (February 17, 2022: Updated blog version – involving some edits and the addition of a few end notes – of an article originally published in the Opinion section of bdnews24.com on March 3, 2013; the piece involves personal reflections on trying to define ‘my’ generation as protests over the sentencing of a convicted war criminal of Bangladesh unfolded at Shahbagh, Dhaka in February 2013)
  7. Indigenous Peoples and Education in Asia (December 17, 2021: Excerpts of a chapter written by me in a UN publication, titled State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, 3rd Volume: Education, which was published in 2017).
  8. Notes of the emergence of Bengali Muslims (December 19, 2021: updated version of a Facebook Note titled ‘My take on Eaton’s The Rise of Islam‘, which in turn consisted of excerpts of an article of mine titled Becoming Bangladeshi as published in Himal Southasian in October 2012).
  9. Random Musings on Identity (July 21 2021: Excerpts of an article titled‘Two Weddings, a Funeral, and Riots in Assam:  Musings on Genes, Memes and the Psychic Unity of Humanity’, parts of which were later edited into an article titled ‘Becoming Bangladeshi’ that was published in Himal Southasian in October 2012)
  10. Ethnic diversity and cultural hegemony in Bangladesh (Nov 27, 2020: Excerpts of a paper prepared for presentation on Nov 27, 2015 at a conference organized by IDSA, New Delhi)
  11. Musings on the name ‘Neolithic musings’ (Aug 10, 2019: On the name of this blog)
  12. Viloence-torn hills and an idyllic stream: The canvas of Joydeb Roaja’s art (Nov 14, 2016)
  13. Letter to Bernardo (Nov 9, 2016: Letter to a Mexican-American friend)
  14. The magic of scripts (Oct 22, 2015:  Reflections on beliefs and ideologies surrounding the existence or absence of writing systems)
  15. I was once mugged by someone who left a BMW car behind (May 18, 2015: Recollecting an incident at UC Berkeley, linked to reflections on racism in the US)
  16. Commencement day reflections on studying anthropology (May 18, 2014:  Remarks at a departmental commencement ceremony on May 18, 1986 at Brandeis University)
  17. Thoughts on culture, identity and development (July 14, 2014: Excerpts from a paper originally written/published in December 1998)
  18. International Year of the World’s Indigenous People and the Indigenous People of Bangladesh (Dec 17, 2013: English translation of a keynote paper presented at a seminar marking the International Year of the World’s Indigenous People 1993)
  19. Sex, lies and Facebook (Nov 2, 2013: Reflections on observations related to visits and responses to my blogs and Facebook posts)
  20. The (hour)glass is always half full (Oct 23, 2013: Reflections on perceptions regarding the status of the Chittagong Hill Tracts ‘Peace’ Accord)
  21. The dreamscape of a postmodern fugitive (Aug 16, 2013: A poem written in 1990 at Berkeley, CA)
  22. The wasteland of May (Aug 16, 2013: A poem originally written, and published as a Facebook note, in May 2013)
  23. A journey to a land of my dreams (Aug 16, 2013: Reflections on the author’s first ever journey to Agartala, the capital of the Indian state of Tripura, undertaken in 1991)
  24. Of Tatars down memory lane (Aug 16, 2013: A poem written in 1990 at Berkeley, CA)

[Last updated on August 19, 2023]