Chakaan Gaan-Ngai : The Living Ritual Festival of Zeliangrong

By Chaoba Kamson The Zeliangrong people called this festival by different names Zeme as Hegangi, Liangmei as Chagangi and Rongmei as Gaan-Ngai. Chakaan in Rongmei dialect means name of season. Chakaan season is the harbinger of Gaan-Ngai fesival. Gaan means winter and Ngai means festival. The Gaan-Ngai festival is also described as a New Year […]

By Chaoba Kamson The Zeliangrong people called this festival by different names Zeme as Hegangi, Liangmei as Chagangi and Rongmei as Gaan-Ngai. Chakaan in Rongmei dialect means name of season. Chakaan season is the harbinger of Gaan-Ngai fesival. Gaan means winter and Ngai means festival. The Gaan-Ngai festival is also described as a New Year […]

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Zeliangrong People’s Convention postponed

DIMAPUR, Oct 22: The proposed Zeliangrong People’s Convention has been postponed.

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DIMAPUR, Oct 22: The proposed Zeliangrong People’s Convention has been postponed.

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Sound of the unsaid words : Reading between the lines

Naga Raj, Naga rule. Our Raj, our Government. Nothing overtly said here, but in giving a brief account of how Naga leaders under the UNC and later NSCN launched a movement against the Government of India, to the ceasefire agreement and later to the inking of the Framework Agreement, the address of UNC president Gaidon […]

Naga Raj, Naga rule. Our Raj, our Government. Nothing overtly said here, but in giving a brief account of how Naga leaders under the UNC and later NSCN launched a movement against the Government of India, to the ceasefire agreement and later to the inking of the Framework Agreement, the address of UNC president Gaidon […]

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The martyr, Haipou Jadonang Marangmei – Part 2

Dr Heera Marangmei (From previous issue) The imprisonment did not cow-down, instead he gained more mileage in his freedom movement. He ordered to procure more fire arms from the plains of Cachar. He engaged some blacksmiths to manufacture traditional fire arms and weapons. All the freedom movements and activities were kept a strict secret. Jinlakpou […]

Dr Heera Marangmei (From previous issue) The imprisonment did not cow-down, instead he gained more mileage in his freedom movement. He ordered to procure more fire arms from the plains of Cachar. He engaged some blacksmiths to manufacture traditional fire arms and weapons. All the freedom movements and activities were kept a strict secret. Jinlakpou […]

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The martyr, Haipou Jadonang Marangmei

Dr Heera Marangmei Some of the historians, writers have emphasised incomplete name of Jadonang. It is a misnomer. Jadonang was born in Marangmei clan of Kabui (Rongmei).It is more appropriate to mention surname. It is a Kabui (Rongmei) customary to provide surname after his or her name whatsoever personality he or she possesses. To cite […]

Dr Heera Marangmei Some of the historians, writers have emphasised incomplete name of Jadonang. It is a misnomer. Jadonang was born in Marangmei clan of Kabui (Rongmei).It is more appropriate to mention surname. It is a Kabui (Rongmei) customary to provide surname after his or her name whatsoever personality he or she possesses. To cite […]

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Graphic and plastic arts of the Zeliangrong of NE

Dr Budha Kamei (Contd from yesterday) Romantic songs : Ramruan Lu is a song of lamentation, love, anguish and melancholy. The songs are divided into Magian Lu and Nrah Lu. Magian Lu is a song to lament a death. Nrah Lu is the same, but the song to lament a death is sung with Nrah, […]

Dr Budha Kamei (Contd from yesterday) Romantic songs : Ramruan Lu is a song of lamentation, love, anguish and melancholy. The songs are divided into Magian Lu and Nrah Lu. Magian Lu is a song to lament a death. Nrah Lu is the same, but the song to lament a death is sung with Nrah, […]

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Graphic and plastic arts of the Zeliangrong of NE

Dr Budha Kamei Introduction : The Zeliangrong are one of the natives of Northeast India. Racially, they belong to Mongloid stock and speak the Tibeto-Burman language. Tradition says, the Zeliangrong ancestors originated from a cave recognized as Mahou Taobei; they moved to Makhel and to Ramting Kabin, and then to Makuilongdi, Senapati District of Manipur. […]

Dr Budha Kamei Introduction : The Zeliangrong are one of the natives of Northeast India. Racially, they belong to Mongloid stock and speak the Tibeto-Burman language. Tradition says, the Zeliangrong ancestors originated from a cave recognized as Mahou Taobei; they moved to Makhel and to Ramting Kabin, and then to Makuilongdi, Senapati District of Manipur. […]

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I wonder if any of our MLAs, Ministers know about Azuram Village – Chief

Laishram Ranbir Imphal, June 7: Even after 70 years of Independence, people of Azurama, a remote village in Tamenglong district, Manipur, had never seen competent government authorities or the elected representatives visiting the village. Namsulin Kamei, Chairman of Azuram Village, while talking to Imphal Times wanders if any of the Ministers or MLAs of the […]

Laishram Ranbir Imphal, June 7: Even after 70 years of Independence, people of Azurama, a remote village in Tamenglong district, Manipur, had never seen competent government authorities or the elected representatives visiting the village. Namsulin Kamei, Chairman of Azuram Village, while talking to Imphal Times wanders if any of the Ministers or MLAs of the […]

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Fishery as an agenda for Barak Festival-2017

ZK Pahrii Pou Through this write-up, I would like to humbly appeal the Chief Minister of Manipur Shri N. Biren Singh and the Shri N. Kayisii, Minister in-charge for Fisheries, Shri L. Dikho, Minister PHED, and the Organisers of Barak Festival, to think, promote and encourage the villagers to take up fishery along the tributaries […]

ZK Pahrii Pou Through this write-up, I would like to humbly appeal the Chief Minister of Manipur Shri N. Biren Singh and the Shri N. Kayisii, Minister in-charge for Fisheries, Shri L. Dikho, Minister PHED, and the Organisers of Barak Festival, to think, promote and encourage the villagers to take up fishery along the tributaries […]

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Namsu Namdimmei: Foundation of a Zeliangrong village – Part 1

Dr Budha Kamei “Nature prepares the site and man organizes it to enable him to satisfy his desires and his needs.” Introduction: Generally, a village is a group of dwelling houses, built in cluster with cultivable and uncultivable land around it. It is a habitat place of mankind and a centre of community. It may […]

Dr Budha Kamei “Nature prepares the site and man organizes it to enable him to satisfy his desires and his needs.” Introduction: Generally, a village is a group of dwelling houses, built in cluster with cultivable and uncultivable land around it. It is a habitat place of mankind and a centre of community. It may […]

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Handicrafts of the Zeliangrong: Their cultural significance – Part 2

Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue As mentioned above, the purpose for which the splints are put into is also taken into account. Because the sizes differ, accordingly, the splints are made shorter or longer. One internode is enough in the case of mat while two or more internodes are splint together for larger baskets. […]

Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue As mentioned above, the purpose for which the splints are put into is also taken into account. Because the sizes differ, accordingly, the splints are made shorter or longer. One internode is enough in the case of mat while two or more internodes are splint together for larger baskets. […]

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Handicrafts of the Zeliangrong: Their cultural significance – Part 2

Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue As mentioned above, the purpose for which the splints are put into is also taken into account. Because the sizes differ, accordingly, the splints are made shorter or longer. One internode is enough in the case of mat while two or more internodes are splint together for larger baskets. […]

Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue As mentioned above, the purpose for which the splints are put into is also taken into account. Because the sizes differ, accordingly, the splints are made shorter or longer. One internode is enough in the case of mat while two or more internodes are splint together for larger baskets. […]

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Handicrafts of the Zeliangrong: Their cultural significance – Part 1

Dr Budha Kamei “As arts and beauty go together, a home without art cannot be the abode of beauty. Without beauty there cannot be truth and without truth there cannot be peace. A home becomes a house.” The present article attempts to look into the traditional handcrafts of the Zeliangrong of North East and their […]

Dr Budha Kamei “As arts and beauty go together, a home without art cannot be the abode of beauty. Without beauty there cannot be truth and without truth there cannot be peace. A home becomes a house.” The present article attempts to look into the traditional handcrafts of the Zeliangrong of North East and their […]

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Origin, migration and settlement of Zeliangrongs – Part 5

Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue Several migration teams were sent out to establish new villages in different directions. Makuilongdi became more or less the Jerusalem of the ancestors of the Zeliangrongs because; it is from there that they began to expose themselves to others. The theory of migration of the Zeliangrong people is also […]

Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue Several migration teams were sent out to establish new villages in different directions. Makuilongdi became more or less the Jerusalem of the ancestors of the Zeliangrongs because; it is from there that they began to expose themselves to others. The theory of migration of the Zeliangrong people is also […]

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Origin, migration and settlement of Zeliangrongs – Part 2

Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue According to D. R. Sardesai, after establishing full political control across the Yangtse, the Han dynasty pushed out the other ethnic groups of peoples from the area. In fact, some migrations had been happening for nearly two millennia before the political consolidation in the third century B. C. It […]

Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue According to D. R. Sardesai, after establishing full political control across the Yangtse, the Han dynasty pushed out the other ethnic groups of peoples from the area. In fact, some migrations had been happening for nearly two millennia before the political consolidation in the third century B. C. It […]

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Origin, migration and settlement of Zeliangrongs – Part 2

Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue According to D. R. Sardesai, after establishing full political control across the Yangtse, the Han dynasty pushed out the other ethnic groups of peoples from the area. In fact, some migrations had been happening for nearly two millennia before the political consolidation in the third century B. C. It […]

Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue According to D. R. Sardesai, after establishing full political control across the Yangtse, the Han dynasty pushed out the other ethnic groups of peoples from the area. In fact, some migrations had been happening for nearly two millennia before the political consolidation in the third century B. C. It […]

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Origin, migration and settlement of Zeliangrongs

Dr Budha Kamei The Zeliangrongs are one of the natives of Northeast India. Myths, legends and traditions narrate the origin and migration of the Zeliangrong people. However, the actual original homeland and the migration routes of the Naga tribes including the Zeliangrong into the present habitat have not been fully studied. Folklore, mythology and ethnology […]

Dr Budha Kamei The Zeliangrongs are one of the natives of Northeast India. Myths, legends and traditions narrate the origin and migration of the Zeliangrong people. However, the actual original homeland and the migration routes of the Naga tribes including the Zeliangrong into the present habitat have not been fully studied. Folklore, mythology and ethnology […]

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Lifecycle ceremonies of the Zeliangrong of Northeast – Part 6

Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue In Zeliangrong society, the period of mourning of a death is observed for one year until the celebration of next Gaan-ngai festival. The family of the deceased observes the mourning in the form of abstention from amusement. The meaning of such action seems evident: grief felt for the loss […]

Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue In Zeliangrong society, the period of mourning of a death is observed for one year until the celebration of next Gaan-ngai festival. The family of the deceased observes the mourning in the form of abstention from amusement. The meaning of such action seems evident: grief felt for the loss […]

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Lifecycle ceremonies of the Zeliangrong of Northeast – Part 3

Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue This is called Kanungduipang Hekmei in local dialect. Kanungdui is the mythical river which symbolizes the boundary between life and death. Then, a man with the fire of thatching grass will wave inside the grave by way of purification called Maihammei. Another idea of contacting fire is probably to […]

Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue This is called Kanungduipang Hekmei in local dialect. Kanungdui is the mythical river which symbolizes the boundary between life and death. Then, a man with the fire of thatching grass will wave inside the grave by way of purification called Maihammei. Another idea of contacting fire is probably to […]

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Lifecycle ceremonies of the Zeliangrong of Northeast – Part 3

Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue Theimei (death): Theimei (death) is the last crisis in the life cycle of an individual. It signifies the total cessation of life process that eventually happens in all living beings. The usual theory of the process of death is the separation of the soul from the body.99 However, the […]

Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue Theimei (death): Theimei (death) is the last crisis in the life cycle of an individual. It signifies the total cessation of life process that eventually happens in all living beings. The usual theory of the process of death is the separation of the soul from the body.99 However, the […]

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