Being Mizo

Being Mizo
Author: Joy Pachuau
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780199451159

Originally presented as the author's thesis--University of Oxford.

Chakmas: Indigenous Peoples of Mizoram

Chakmas: Indigenous Peoples of Mizoram
Author: Paritosh Chakma
Publisher: Blue Rose Publishers
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2021-09-06
Genre: History
ISBN:

his is the first ever book written about the history of the Chakmas of Mizoram in Northeast India. It also deals with their contemporary issues. Highly useful for researchers, scholars, politicians, and anyone who is interested in knowing the Chakma tribe.

Ethnic Identity, Ethnicity, and Social Stratification in North-east India

Ethnic Identity, Ethnicity, and Social Stratification in North-east India
Author: Nava Kishor Das
Publisher:
Total Pages: 332
Release: 1989
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

Dr. N.K. Das had the privilege of conducting systematic social anthrpological research in Nagaland and other regions of North-eAst during 1976-88. Based on the material thus collected, Dr. Das has critically examined the ethno-historical and socio-political processes and factors causing ethnic conflict in sensitive North-East India. Using anthropological insight and historical anlaysis of pre-state segmentary social system among the Zounuo-Keyhonuo Naga, and examines the processes of state formation among the Ahom, Kachari, Meitei, Jaintia, Koch, Karbi and Khasi tribes in time and space dimensions. Other crucial subject matters discussed in this pioneering work are 'concept of tribe' fallacy of unilineal descent theory', 'matriliny to patriliny', 'peasantization','Inequality', `slavery', `social-stratification',`sanskritzation', `Christinaity', `Naga', `Mizo', `(Udayachal) Assam', `GNLF', `TNV', `Karbi',`Bodo' movements, and cultural revivalism.

History, Religion and Culture of North East India

History, Religion and Culture of North East India
Author: T. Raatan
Publisher: Gyan Publishing House
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2006
Genre: India, Northeastern
ISBN: 9788182051782

North East Indian States have been in limelight since Indian Independence. North East Region is situated in between the two great traditions of the India Asia and mongoloid Asia. The region comprises of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim. The present study comprehensively and in lucid style discusses the history, culture and religion of all the Seven Sisters. To be more precise, it deals with history, places of historical importance, the people, culture, religion, customers and traditions, festivals, arts and crafts of each state of the North East India including Sikkim. The book will be of vital use to the tourist, tour operators, students of Indian History and Culture of the North East India.