Is the Post Colonial Question Still Relevant?

Postcolonial theory arose from the dissatisfaction arising out of the imperial accounts of the natives by the colonial people. It re-examines history and attempts to incorporate the perspectives of the colonized. But what is the consequence of the discontent resulting from the accounts of the natives by fellow countrymen ? My paper seeks to examine how relevant is the question of postcolonialism in those locations whose inhabitants find themselves being ‘othered’ in their own country by their fellow countrymen.
Many critics hold the opinion that the question of postcolonialism is still relevant as the process of decolonisation is far from complete. And as Leela Gandhi has pointed out nationalism has been an important feature of decolonisation struggles in the third world. But what character does the project of decolonisation assume in those locations where there is little or no identification with the nation-state ? In the face of total alienation from the nation-state do terms like decolonisation and postcolonialism become redundant in such locations ?
The Northeast India , known as much for the multiple insurgent groups that infests it as for its natural beauty, refers to the easternmost region of India, which is ethnically distinct from the other states of India. Indeed, not less than 98 per cent of its land borders are with other nations. A bare two per cent is India’s share . Therefore, it is not surprising that the people and communities there feel alienated and very distant, not just from political centre, Delhi, but also from the rest of the country. The feeble connection between the mainland political centre and the Northeast further accentuates this alienation and leads to the construction of