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Posted October 13, 2010 by Manoranjan Pegu

(The Mising Autonomous Council was dissolved last year on charges of corruption and malpractices. It was reported that the officials of the MAC had accumulated a lots of illegal property by misutilisation of funds. The leaders of the TMPK claimed it to be a political conspiracy and that it was dissolved because the so called political party Asom Ganashakti which is considered the guardian of the m...

Tags: Sixth schedule, misings, Autonomy question, North-east

The Tabooed Women: Understanding the role of women in R

Posted July 16, 2009 by Manoranjan Pegu

“Sure God created man before woman. But then you always make a rough draft Before the final masterpiece” There has been a romantic idea floating the academic circle that the tribal women enjoy equal status with men among the tribal communities but I would like to contest the idea. I do agree to the fact that she might enjoy a higher status in comparison to women in other communities but her con

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Tags: women, Misings, Deuris