[caption id="attachment_488" align="alignnone" width="300"] Society & Culture: Issues and Challenges[/caption] Society & Culture: Issues and Challenges A Scholarly Exploration of Northeast India’s Social, Cultural, and Environmental Realities Society & Culture: Issues and Challenges is a thought-provoking academic volume that examines the complex relationship between culture, identity, environment, education, and socio-economic transformation in Northeast India, particularly Tripura. Edited by Dr. Suman Das, Sri Ramengzaua Kaipeng, and Sri Peter Prasanta Debbarma, this book brings together insightful research papers from scholars working closely with indigenous communities and grassroots realities. This collection explores critical contemporary issues such as shifting cultivation (Jhum), tribal identity, ethnic conflicts over land and forests, migrant labour conditions, socio-economic inequality in education, modernization, and environmental politics. Alongside socio-economic analyses, the book also highlights the rich literary and cultural traditions of the region through studies on Kokborok narratives and Manipuri mythological literature. The book combines field research, oral histories, statistical analysis,