Colonial Assam (1826–1947) refers to the period of History of Assam between the signing of the Treaty of Yandabo and Independence of India when Assam was under the British colonial rule. The political institutions and social relations that were established or severed during this period continue to have a direct effect on contemporary events. The legislature and political alignments that evolved by the end of the British rule continued in the post Independence period. The immigration of farmers from East Bengal and tea plantation workers from Central India continue to affect contemporary politics, most notably that which led to the Assam Agitation and its aftermath.
Read more about Colonial Assam: British Annexation of Assam, Bengal Presidency (1826–1873), Chief Commissioner's Province (1874–1905), Eastern Bengal and Assam Under Lt. Governor (1906–1912), Assam Legislative Council (1912–1920), Dyarchy (1921–1937), Assam Legislative Assembly (1937–1947)
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“The North will at least preserve your flesh for you; Northerners are pale for good and all. There’s very little difference between a dead Swede and a young man who’s had a bad night. But the Colonial is full of maggots the day after he gets off the boat.”
—Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894–1961)