Contribution to Book
The Kuki Tribes of Meghalaya: A Study of their Socio-Political Problems
Current Tribal Situation: Strategies for Planning, Welfare and Sustainable Development
(2013)
Abstract
The post-Cold War period witnessed a spurt in ethnicity and ethnic nationalism. This often leads to ethnic mobilisation and movements, and even to the extent of extremism. The Northeastern states of India were no exception to this wave. The region witnessed increasing ethnicisation of ethnies and the resulting rise of problems between the ethnic groups. The extreme forms of such ethnicisation were ethnic conflicts such as the infamous Kuki-Naga conflict of the 1990s, the Hmar-Dimasa conflict, Bodo-Santhal conflict etc. of the new millennium. Ethnic minorities in Meghalaya too, at different times, faced problems in their relationships. This paper primarily deals with the problems faced by ethnic Kukis in Meghalaya by the turn of the twentieth century.
Keywords
- Meghalaya,
- Kuki,
- Socio-Political Problems,
- Biate
Disciplines
Publication Date
2013
Editor
S.R. Padhi
Publisher
Mangalam
ISBN
9789382983156
Citation Information
Thongkholal Haokip. "The Kuki Tribes of Meghalaya: A Study of their Socio-Political Problems" New DelhiCurrent Tribal Situation: Strategies for Planning, Welfare and Sustainable Development (2013) p. 85 - 93 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/haokip/66/