Erased Pasts and the Politics of Space in Agartala

Document Type

Research Article

Abstract

Street/place names are deeply embroiled in the struggle for identity in honouring or obscuring the history of a place and creating contesting geographies. Contemporary Agartala is laden with potent symbols of identity-based solidarity and shared political awareness that often continue to erase it indigenous past.

Publication Date

5-24-2025

Journal

Economic & Political Weekly

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