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Abstract
Women and girls are not merely victims of war. They are active agents. They make choices, possess critical perspectives on their situations and organize collectively in response to those situations. Women and girls can support the peace process and can ward off violence perpetrated by others. They become active members of during conflicts because they are committed to the political, religious or economic goals of those involved in violence. This can mean, and has meant, taking up arms in liberation struggles, resistance to occupation or participation in struggles against inequality on race, ethnic, religious or class or caste lines. This paper tries to interrogate the role and functions of various women organizations of Assam so as to see how their roles have impacted upon the mainstream social movements for peace in the Northeastern state of India.