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The districts of Manipur as of 2011. Some of the subdivisions have since become independent districts. The districts in the middle, the Imphal valley: Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal and Bishnupur densely populated and dominated by the Meitei people, whereas the outer districts are primarily hilly, sparsely populated and dominated by non-Meitei peoples.
This changed over the following decades, with the Kuki tribes migrating north and settling throughout the hills of Manipur. [5] This was assumed to be due to pressure from the tribes further south, the Lushais (present-day Mizos) and Kamhau-Suktes. This movement caused the Kuki and Naga tribes to live side by side throughout the hills of Manipur.
The first Manipuri-language film, Matamgi Manipur, was released on 9 April 1972. [57] Paokhum Ama (1983) is the first full-length colour feature film (according to the Academy's definition of a feature film) [58] of Manipur and was directed by Aribam Syam Sharma. Lammei (2002) is the first Manipuri Video film to have a commercial screening at a ...
[6] [7] Seven 'New Kuki' tribes other than Thadou, [a] stood on their own for some time, but eventually adopted the Zomi label. These six tribes, including Zou, Vaiphei, Gangte, Simte, Paite and a collection of smaller tribes that simply called themselves "Zomi", formed the Zomi Re-unification Organisation (ZRO) in 1995.
The pagan Sakhua religion was under direct assault in Southern Manipur with the establishment of NEIG Mission at Old Churachand (Mission Compound) in 1930. The Vaiphei, Hmar, Paite and Thadou tribes were among the earliest advocates of Christian conversion. Along with the Simte, the Zou tribe was slow in responding to new ideas ushered in by ...
The Kohima Stone Inscription erected by Meitei King Gambhir Singh of Manipur Kingdom as the testimony of Meitei dominance in Nagaland [2]. After losing Meitei influence in the Naga hills for some time due to the Manipuri-Burmese military conflicts, Meitei King Raja Gambhir Singh (Meitei: ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧ ꯒꯝꯚꯤꯔ ꯁꯤꯡꯍ), also known as Chinglen Nongdrenkhomba (Meitei ...
With reference to the Ministry of States' letter No.D.4101-B-49, dated 28 April 1949, the Dewan of Manipur State, vide his letter No.2/AG/49/0695-96 dated 6 June 1949, gave the list Scheduled Tribes of Manipur mentioning 'Khoibu' at serial No.18 of the list for inclusion in the Draft Constitution of India.
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