1. Bengali
Khasis
and the first boundaries of Bangladesh
The watershed events that
marked the production of a modern boundary between present day Sylhet and Meghalaya started way back in the 1780s. There were two distinct sets
of violent conflicts on Sylhet’s
northern frontiers[1]. According to Ludden, both
escalated during the 1787 famine and ended abruptly in 1790. Though connected,
they had different origins and distinct implications. They fell on either side
of the boundary that would separate the later histories of Sylhet and Meghalaya (specifically Khasi and Jaintia Hills).
