ULFA Paperback

"ULFA: The Mirage of Dawn" by Rajeev Bhattacharyya offers an untold and deeply researched account of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), the outlawed separatist organization that profoundly impacted India's northeastern state of Assam. The book meticulously traces ULFA's journey from its inception in the early 1980s, amidst the historic Assam Movement, to the present day, where a peace process is underway with one of its factions. Based on exclusive interviews with ULFA functionaries (both overt and underground), former counter-insurgency officers, and organizational documents, the narrative delves into the major episodes of ULFA's history, analyzing their causes and effects and challenging prevailing interpretations of the movement. It reveals the outfit's extensive international network, including its ties to guerrilla training centers along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and hideouts in Bhutan, Myanmar, and Bangladesh, from where it received weapons consignments, ultimately providing a comprehensive and gripping look at one of India's most significant insurgencies.