Family system and there structure The family structure in Manipur has undergone and is undergoing a great many changes. In the 1950s and 1960s‚ most of the parents had more than 5 children‚ some even going beyond 10. Though child marriage was not common nor known in Manipur‚ a majority of the young population got married quite early in life (early by today’s standards). The normal age for boys for marriage was usually 20 years and above. For girls‚ the marriageable age used to range from 15 to 19
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------------------------------------------------- History of Manipur From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The documented history of Manipur begins with the reign of King Pakhangba (r. 33–154 AD)‚ who unified the seven clans of Manipuri society. Introduction of the Vaishnavism school of Hinduismbrought about significant changes in the history of the state. Manipur ’s early history is set forth in the Cheitharon Kumpapa‚ a chronicle of royal events which claims to record events from the founding
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Women’s Movement in Manipur Introduction Women play a very important role in the social life of Manipur. A study of social life and social change of Manipur will be incomplete without a study on women. Women participate in multifarious activities of socio-economic and political matters. They does not raised only women’s issues‚ but raised all others social issues such as discrimination of the minorities‚ negligence to culture‚ language ‚ marginalization due to developmental process leading to displacement
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THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN MANIPUR By: Ngangom Joyshree Devi Guest Lecturer‚ The Imphal College‚ Manipur‚ India. Introduction: The Meities (Manipuris dwelling in the valley region) are patrilineal and both patrilicol and virilocal. The society is governed by a highly organised administrative system existing from very ancient times. The history of Manipur is a revealing role of the people’s love for independence. In such a society‚ women not only brought a human element into the masculine world of justice
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Muslim in Manipur. The advent of Muslims in Manipur was caused by rivalry and war between Khagemba‚ the king of Manipur and his brother Sanongba. The impact of Kachari – Muslim invasion of 1606 A.D. during the reign of king Khagemba‚ an outcome unhappy trifling incident at the Royal place of Manipur was in the end a failure but the impact of the invasion was quite profound. The impact of Muslim civilization under the Imperial Mughals was felt in Manipur. But the Muslim‚ who came to Manipur in the
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administrative policies ruled by the Manipur Maharaja and the Political Agent—Mr Gimson—of the British Government. Women’s role in public sphere is not new to Manipur. Meitei women have enjoyed a significant space outside household spheres. Traces of this can be found from the existence of certain institutions or systems that have pushed the women to take part in family economy and one such institution was Lallup-Kaba. This is some kind of forced labour which prevailed in Manipur in the 1800s. This institution
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Drought in Manipur Drought means the acute dryness resulting from the failure of rain. When there is a failure of rain drought occurs and a dry of alarm sweeps over the country. This in turn affects the geographical area of the particular state or country mostly upon the farmers in their Paddy cultivations. We may say that Drought is deadlier than flood or cyclone. Failure of rain gives rise to drought. Failure of rain is due to the following reasons. In Manipur‚ India‚ rain depends
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in the states of Assam‚ Manipur and Nagaland in North-East India. They were divided when the official boundaries were set by the Government of India.Originally‚ they shared the same history and traditions with the kindred tribes of the Zeliangrong i.e.‚ Zeme‚ Liangmai and Rongmei‚ along with Inpui(Kabui). But due to dialect differences these kindred or cognate groups have adopted their own separate identities today. Most Rongmei live in the Tamenglong district of Manipur. Some of the Rongmeis reside
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regard is being paid to the short and long-term consequences on the ecosystem‚ biodiversity or the local people in the river’s watershed and drainage. One of the largest projects proposed for northeast India is the Tipaimukh dam on the river Barak in Manipur. This 162.8 m. high earthen-rock filled dam also has the potential to be one of the most destructive. Water is indispensable for all living organisms as well as for industrial growth and development. The last five decades have seen a quantum increase
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Manipur/Manipuri Manipur is a state in northeastern India‚ with the city of Imphal as its capital. Its people include the Meitei‚ Pangal (Muslims)‚ Naga‚ and Kuki‚ Zomi and Gorkhali(Nepali) who speak different languages of branches of the Tibeto-Burman family. The MEITEI who live primarily in the state’s valley region‚ form the primary ethnic group. The term Meitei now refers to five social groups – the Meitei marup (believe in only Meitei culture and God)‚ Meitei Christians‚ Meitei goura Chaytonya
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