Ethnic Turmoil and Individual Resilience: A Qualitative Inquiry into The Experiences of a Teacher in Karbi Anglong, Assam During Ethnic Clashes

Abstract

In this study, an attempt has been made to study the experience of A Teacher, who was a witness of the Karbi-Dimasa Conflict in 2005, This study aims to understand the emotional turmoil faced by an individual who faces such a situation in which they are not directly related but witness the adversity of the clashes. A purposive sampling technique was used to select the participant of the study. The participant for this study is a 48-year-old female, who is a teacher by profession and she was appointed in a government school in the year 2005. The study uses Thematic Analysis to understand the experience. A Transcript of the audio recording of the interview was prepared, which was read multiple times to find out the Basic Theme, Organising Themes and Global Themes of which the Global themes were found to be Nescience, Sheltered, Perilous, and Courage. This study provides the perspective of an individual who was not a part of any of the ethnic groups present in the conflict but was an employee who was appointed to work in that place which was severely affected by conflict.