Education as a site of contestation among Nagas in Manipur

Politics of Language and Cultural Assertion in the School Curriculum

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ID6039253
AuthorsCh Job Chawang (Jawaharlal Nehru University, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume24
Issue3
Pages406-422
Publication date2023-07-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsian Ethnicity (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1463-1369 • E-ISSN: 1469-2953
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14631369.2023.2172548
OpenAlexW4319788329
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited8

This article is an attempt to understand education in light of the complex multiethnic relationships and politics prevailing in the state of Manipur. With the sustained tension between the Nagas, Kukis, and Meiteis over the matter of identity, education in the state remains massively divided along ethnic lines. That said, the Meiteis, as the ethnic majority, have been systematically influential in prioritising their identity and development in education, as its control remains in their purview. The subsequent claim and counterclaim regarding the imposition of the dominant Meitei language and culture in the school curriculum have further worsened the ethnic relationship. Consequently, the perceived sense of alienation by the tribal minorities in this sense has added to their sectarian aspirations and detachment from the state. Thus, through fieldwork and a review of literature, this paper presents the various discourses concerning the complex tussle over the control of resources and governance in the education system of Manipur

Aesthetics · Alienation · Assertion · Corporate governance · Criminology · Curriculum · Ethnic group · Management · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · Peace and Human Rights Education · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · South Asian Studies and Diaspora

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