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Statement of The Problem
Statement of The Problem
The Manipuris are divided into two parts namely the IVleiteis and
the Bishnupriyas. The Bishnupriya IVIanipuris claim themselves as the
aborigins of Manipur.The present study is on the Bishnupriya
Manipuris who are now spread over the wider areas in the region.
Many eminent writers have supported this claim of the Bishnupriya
Manipuris on the question of their origin by pointing out to the fact that
their original homeland was the plain portion of Manipur Valley The
famed Loktak lake is located within the valley.
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papers, commentaries etc. of renowned authors and researchers in
order to have an in depth understanding of the research question. A
brief sampling of the above mentioned exercise is produced below with
credible reference.
Sipra Sen in her book "Tribes and Castes of Manipur' said that
the Bishnupriya or the Bishnupuria are of exogamous origin. The
ancestors of the present day Bishnupriyas had colonised the central
part of the valley in the first century AD and occupied the marshy less
fertile lowlands around the lake Loktak. The average village population
of Bishnupriya village is higher than that of the Meithei village.
Sudhanghsu Sekhar Dutta in his article "Cacharer Kayekti Apradhan
Bhasha (Some minor languages of Cachar)" said that the Bishnupriya
Manipuri language is the largest language among other minor
languages of the Cachar or Barak valley on the basis of the number of
population. Kaliprasad Sinha in his book " Bishnupriya Manipuri Dui
Shatabdi" (Two centuries of the Bishnupriya Manipuris) explained the
general socio-cultural picture of the Bishnupriya Manipuris in the 19**^
and 20'^ century.
1.3 METHODOLOGY:
1.5 CHAPTERISATION:
1 Social consciousness
2. Economic consciousness
5. Political consciousness
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