Meetei Women in the Political Sphere of Manipur

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ID22151244
AuthorsNingombam Rojibala (University of Delhi, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume6
Issue1-2
Pages99-109
Publication date2021-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAntyajaa Indian Journal of Women and Social Change (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2455-6327 • E-ISSN: 2456-3722
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/24556327211068288
OpenAlexW4213188013
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited3

History has its testimony to the active participation of Meetei women during social and political crises in the conflict-ridden society of Manipur. The historic events of Nupi lal (women’s war) 1904 and 1939 during the British colonial period of Manipur and the nude protest by a group of Meetei women at the western gate of Kangla in 2004 are worth mentioning. Such an active engagement of Meetei women in the political sphere of society, which is considered to be the world of men, makes them appear to challenge the delineation of the two worlds—‘ghar and bahir’, the home and the world—delineated for women and men, respectively. While it would be facile to judge the status of Meetei women based on their ostensibly visible appearances, there is no simple answer to the question of whether they are/are not bound by the boundaries of the home and the world. This article investigates the nature of Meetei women’s engagement in the political sphere to see if their actions are in strict adherence to feminist political ideologies. This article also problematizes the straitjacketing of binaries of protector/protected, victim/agent, public/private and oppressor/victim

Colonialism · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Private sphere · Public sphere · Sociology · World War II · Gender Studies · Indian History and Philosophy · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · South Asian Studies and Conflicts

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