Chakaan Gaan-Ngai, the living ritual festival of Zeliangrongs

Chaoba Kamson The Zeliangrong people are found scattered in the present Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal, Bishnupur, Tamenglong, Noney, Jiribam, Churachandpur, Kangpokpi and Senapati districts of Manipur. They are also found settling in Nagaland in its Paren, Dimapur and Kohima districts and in Assam in its Dima-Hasao, Cachar and Heilakandi districts. The present article attempts […]

Chaoba Kamson The Zeliangrong people are found scattered in the present Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal, Bishnupur, Tamenglong, Noney, Jiribam, Churachandpur, Kangpokpi and Senapati districts of Manipur. They are also found settling in Nagaland in its Paren, Dimapur and Kohima districts and in Assam in its Dima-Hasao, Cachar and Heilakandi districts. The present article attempts […]

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Significance of Gaan-Ngai festival

Budha Kamei “Festival is a time of merriment and enjoyment, to imbibe the spirit of love and brotherhood.” 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 […]

Budha Kamei “Festival is a time of merriment and enjoyment, to imbibe the spirit of love and brotherhood.” 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 […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/01/significance-of-gaan-ngai-festival/