Contextualizing Identity Crisis and Insurgency in Select Nigerian and Northeast Indian Texts

This study examines the link between identity crisis and insurgency in Nigeria and Northeast India, two postcolonial regions shaped by ethnic diversity and historical grievances. Drawing on postcolonial and conflict theory, it analyzes how colonial legacies, marginalization, and state neglect have fractured identities and fueled insurgent movements. In both cases, politicized ethnic and regional identities sustain resistance to perceived state domination. Using a qualitative approach, the study shows how identity-based exclusion drives violence and underscores the need for culturally sensitive, inclusive governance, offering insights into insurgency as a product of unresolved identity conflicts in postcolonial contexts