Munmi Rajkumari

Biographic Data

ID4064186
NAMEMunmi Rajkumari
GIVEN NAMESMunmi
FAMILY NAMERajkumari
SIGNATURERAJKUMARI M
AFFILIATIONSTezpur University
ORCID0000-0003-4002-5002
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Ritual, Memory, and the Sacred

    Open AccessMunmi Rajkumari, Debarshi Prasad NathARTICLESpace and Culture2026

    This article examines how sacred landscapes are created, contested, and reimagined within the Deori community of Assam, Northeast India, focusing on the rituals and memory surrounding Goddess Kesaikhaiti. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, oral traditions, and spatial analysis, the study investigates how sites such as the bolisaal (sacrificial space) and the Tamreswari temple ruins serve as focal points for negotiating indigenous, Vedic, and mode…

  • The role of Goddess Kesaikhaiti in shaping and constructing the identity of the Deoris

    Munmi Rajkumari, Debarshi Prasad NathARTICLEAsian Ethnicity2024References: 4

    This article examines the role of Goddess Kesaikhaiti in the construction of the ethnic identity of the Deori community of Assam. The Deoris have successfully established their identity as followers of Goddess Kesaikhaiti. We also look at the goddess's association with other ethnic communities of Assam. There is a marked difference between Goddess Kesaikhaiti and the other institutionalized goddesses of Assam or India. Most importantly, beliefs a…