the book by Aglaja Stirn and Peter Van Ham‚ see The Seven Sisters of India. The Seven Sister States of India The Seven Sister States are a region in northeastern India‚ comprising the contiguous states of Arunachal Pradesh‚ Assam‚ Meghalaya‚ Manipur‚ Mizoram‚ Nagaland‚ and Tripura. The region had a population of 38.6 million in 2000‚ about 3.8 percent of India ’s total. There is great ethnic and religious diversity within the seven states. For most of their history‚ they were independent‚ and
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Chin · Mizo · Kuki · Naga · Hmar · Tibetans | Zomi is the name of a major tribe found in various parts of South and Southeast Asia. They are a tribe of the larger ethnic group which the Britishers called them as Chin in Myanmar and Kuki in Manipur and Lushai(now Mizo) in Mizoram‚ but it is notable that‚ European writer‚ Sir J. George Scott claimed in his book Handbook of Practical Information 1911 & Burma and Beyond 1932 that‚ the Zomi never called themselves by such names as Kuki or Chin
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ENTOMOPHAGY PRACTICES AMONG THE ETHNIC COMMUNITIES OF MANIPUR‚ NORTH-EAST INDIA T. SHANTIBALA1*‚ R.K. LOKESHWARI1‚ H. DEBARAJ SHARMA1 Insect Bioresources Division‚ Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development‚ DBT‚ Govt. of India‚ Takyelpat‚ Imphal 795001‚ Manipur‚ India *Corresponding author email: shantibro@yahoo.co.in ABSTRACT The different features of entomophagy practiced by the 30 different ethnic communities inhabited in Manipur were documented. Surveys were done by personal interview
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Introduction The Northeast region of India comprising of eight states – Assam‚ Nagaland‚ Manipur‚ Arunachal Pradesh‚ Mizoram‚ Tripura and Sikkim[1]– a region poorly connected to the Indian mainland by a small corridor‚[2] and surrounded by many countries such as Bhutan‚ Myanmar‚ Bangladesh and China‚ is the setting for a multitude of conflict that undermines the idea of India as a prosperous and functioning democracy. For instance‚ the Naga insurgence‚ which started in the 1950s‚ known as the
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boxer who has made women’s boxing popular in India. Like any other Olympic athlete ‚ Mary Kom’s story is inspiring but it is more so considering the background she comes from . Mary Kom was born on 1 March ‚ 1983 in the north-eastern state of Manipur . Her parents were Jhum cultivators and being the eldest of her siblings she had to look after them as well as help her parents in the fields. Her impoverished background speaks well of the hardships that she might have had to face to achieve her
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North East Calling -Harshita Saini North-East India is arguably one of the most fascinating places of India and of the world‚ located at the northeastern region of India‚ and consisting of 7 states‚ called collectively as ’the seven sisters’. Much of the region has been left unexplored till date‚ owning to the regions formidable terrain consisting of mountains‚ hills‚ rainforests‚ river‚ jungles and predators‚ and deficiency for proper infrastructure. The small sized region is a biodiversity
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Globalization and North East India: Challenges and Opportunities[1] N. Bhupendro Singh I. Introduction Ever since the term ‘globalization’ appeared for the first time in the second half of twentieth century no other word has meant so many different things to different people and has evoked as much emotions. The forces of globalization affect virtually every country in the world. It has opened the door of many new opportunities as well as formidable challenges. All spheres of life–social‚
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NEIHSIAL Mung Neihsial The Neihsial are one of the ethnic groups in the North Eastern part of India. They are largely concentrated in the Churachandpur District of Manipur and its neighbouring districts‚ like Senapati District and Chandel District‚ with some in the neighbouring Chin State of Myanmar. The Neihsial speak a Tibeto-Burman language that is quite similar but distinct from the Vaiphei and Gangte tribal dialects. Today‚ it is unique and peculiar in terms of tradition‚ dialect and custom
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A Brief History of Kuki Diaspora Group in Britain Canon Dr David T Haokip* (July 2011) Abstract: In the New Testament the Apostle Paul had written epistles to the early churches. Likewise‚ I am writing this letter to the Kuki community‚ in particular concerning those settled in different geographical regions of the World. The diverse experiences of hardship caused by wars‚ famine‚ and related problems for centuries have caused the Jewish people to wander in exile (disperse/scatter) from
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ASSIGNMENT | Emergence of Ethnicity in North-East | PAPER: STATE POLITICS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO NORTH-EAST INDIA. | | TEACHER: PROF. A.K BARUAH. | SUBMITTED BY:SHEMDORLANG KSHIAR.ROLL. NO- 29.Ist SEMESTER‚ 2010. | Emergence of Ethnicity in North-East Introduction Under the present bourgeoise‚ state of India following of capitalist mode of development‚ numerous conflict and tension exists in every part of the country and it has been a menace threatening the stability of the
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