Citizenship, identity and belonging: The Northeast migrants in Delhi

Heigrujam Premkumar In its broadest sense, a citizen is a participatory member of a political community. A citizen of a nation-state is granted certain rights and privileges which are not available to aliens, and at the same time a citizen also has certain obligations towards the state. These rights and privileges are equally distributed among […]

Heigrujam Premkumar In its broadest sense, a citizen is a participatory member of a political community. A citizen of a nation-state is granted certain rights and privileges which are not available to aliens, and at the same time a citizen also has certain obligations towards the state. These rights and privileges are equally distributed among […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/01/citizenship-identity-and-belonging-the-northeast-migrants-in-delhi/

The Kuki Identity then and now

Tribes belonging to the Chin-Kuki-Mizo or otherwise Zomi have close socio-cultural affinity in terms of their culture, tradition, language, custom and traditional administrative system. They are one and the same people who were collectively called ‘Kuki’ in India and ‘Chin’ in Myanmar. The Kukis are one of the native ethnic communities in Manipur having its […]

Tribes belonging to the Chin-Kuki-Mizo or otherwise Zomi have close socio-cultural affinity in terms of their culture, tradition, language, custom and traditional administrative system. They are one and the same people who were collectively called ‘Kuki’ in India and ‘Chin’ in Myanmar. The Kukis are one of the native ethnic communities in Manipur having its […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/11/the-kuki-identity-then-and-now/

Education key to promoting and preserving identity: Nemcha Kipgen

Elevating her campaign to strengthen the Kuki community of the state, Kangpokpi Assembly constituency MLA Nemcha Kipgen called for revitalising the identity and culture of Thadou tribe, the second largest tribe in the state. She was speaking as chief guest in the annual meet of Thadou Students’ Association Delhi and National Capital Region at Shankarlal […]

Elevating her campaign to strengthen the Kuki community of the state, Kangpokpi Assembly constituency MLA Nemcha Kipgen called for revitalising the identity and culture of Thadou tribe, the second largest tribe in the state. She was speaking as chief guest in the annual meet of Thadou Students’ Association Delhi and National Capital Region at Shankarlal […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/10/education-key-to-promoting-and-preserving-identity-nemcha-kipgen/