Garo Hills in flames: democracy and the fracture of trust

Garo Hills in flames: democracy and the fracture of trust

Pynkmen Phankon There are places where democracy is not merely a system of governance but a lived expression of identity, and for generations, Garo Hills has been one such place. Here, community and culture have long existed in quiet alignment—festivals marked by drumbeats, traditions passed through memory, and political life woven gently into the rhythms of everyday existence. But when such a place begins to echo not with song but with unrest, …