Guwahati, Aug. 27 -- When ethnic violence erupted in Bodoland on July 20, 2012, lives were shattered in a matter of days.
Jugamai Boro (name changed) saw her home set ablaze and lost her brother in the first wave of rioting. More than 110 people were killed, over 400,000 displaced from nearly 400 villages, and 270 relief camps had to be set up for the vitims.
For survivors like Jugamai, Mantu Soren and Ruhul Amin, grief and anger became a way of life. Reconciliation seemed impossible. Families who had lost everything spoke of living with hear and carrying the "weight of revenge."Yet today, that language of vengeance has given way to conversations about healing and forgiveness. The change, many say, is because of the Bodoland Happiness Mis...