OPEN DEBATE ON THE DEMAND OF MEITEI FOR SCHEDULED TRIBE STATUS

OPEN DEBATE ON THE DEMAND OF MEITEI FOR SCHEDULED TRIBE STATUS

10 points in favour of the demand and 10 points against the demand:
In favour:

1. “ MEITEI/MEETEI” singbu 1891, 1901 & 1931 census da Forest Tribe, Main tribe haina sakhangkhi. 1951 da OBC makha tarakpadadi GENERAL oire. Asumna status upgrade toukhibadu tasengna socio-economic condition developed toure haiduna toukhiba nate, matamdugi leaders na political gain fangnaba natraga afa fata khangdabadagi central govt gi influence da toukhibani.
2. Kanglup amabu ST da yaohanbada yengadaba criteria di: (i)Indication of primitive traits: MEITEI gi punsi mahing amadi sijinariba khutsu-khutlai thainagi oiri.
3. Criteria No 2: Shyness of contact with the community at large: MEITEI na mainland India gi mioisinga totna tinnabada heinadaba/kiba faori.
4. Criteria No 3: Geographical isolation : mamingtagi oiba 3 national highways, 1 airport na mainland India ga manipur ga samnahali adubu hilly geographical structure, uncontrolled law & order situation amadi worse road condition na lamdamsi isolated oihalli
5. Criteria No 4: Distinctive Culture: 2000 years henbagi history, distinct culture leijei. Mathakta piriba criterias si loina fulfilled toure aduna MEITEI ST da chanfam thoki.
6. North East ayamba socio-economic status manei aduga ST ngaktani, oidribasi Assam & Manipur gi kharakhaktani. Assamgidi Tarun Gogoina kanna hotnarambadagi TAI AHOM & 4 Communities ST onkhidoure. Aduna MEITEI su ST oibada yetnaningai leite.
7. MEITEI na ST oiraga hana leiramba ST singi chakthung mungadaba nate. Assam da Hill tribes & Valley tribes, Nagalanda Advance tribes & Backward tribes haina khaidoktuna chakthung manhandle. Assumna Manipurdasu touba yai.
8. Makhoina hanadagi fangiba chakthung adu adum fangjagani aduga meiteisu constitution gi makhada status ama tanjabani akaiba leite. Masida yetlabadi migi fundamental right da khut thingjinbani haina louba yai.
9. MEITEI na ST oibada Manipursi tribal state adum oijarani adu oirabadi ILPS chatnahanbadasu lairani.
10. Ministry of tribal affairs, govt of india na Manipur govt da “Ethnography of MEITEI and Latest Socio-Economic Survey report from a farm of Repute along with recommendation from the govt of Manipur” piraku hairakhibadu ST oihanabagi khannarage haibagi green signal pibani. MEITEI na ST oirabadi hourakfam tinnaba chingmisinga status amatada leiminaduna Manipur da unity, peace & harmony leihanba ngamgani.
AGAINST:
1. Demand asi MEITEI na tribal gi reservationda khut thingjillakpani.
2. Masina misunderstanding thokhanduna chingmi Tammi gi marakta henna nungsinahallaktaba yai.
3. 2000 years history leiraba Manipur gi majority oiriba MEITEI na ST & ILPS demand touraklibasi masagi status ngakpa ngamdabadagi lower status da kumtharakpani.
4. MEITEI na masagi identity ngakpada ninghannaraklibasigi maramdi lamdamsigi kanglon soire. Soiribasi LEADERS / PUBLIC/SYSTEM la ? ST/ ILPS demand toubagi mahut asoibadu thidoklaga chumthokadabani.
5. Casteism / reservation system asi india dagi maru fangna muthatnaba hotnagadaba matamsida MEITEI na Casteism / reservation system da pukning lupsillakliba karigino?
6. MEITEI na ST oiba yabagi constitutional feasibility kayam lei?
7. Demand asina atopa community gi interest sokhanbra?
8. Demand asina state sigi unity, peace & harmony da chaona cheitheng pirakpa yai.
9. MEITEI sing Manipur gi atopa kanglupka yengnabada kharamakheidi forward oiri aduga amuk backward oininglaklibra?
10. ST demand toubagi mahuta Manipur pumbana common interest da ILPS demand toubana manipurgi unity ngaktuna indigenous people kanba ngamgani.

Source: Internet.

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LANTHANG MAKHALSING

LANTHANG MAKHALSING

Eikhoigi Epa Epusingna lanfamda tongan tonganba LANTHANG kaya sijinnarmmi. Lanmee aduna masana khutloiba LANTHANG painarmmi.

Different type of sword used by Kangleipak army. These special type of war sword is Known as Lan Thang in Meeteilon. Those swords are used according to the handy ness of the warrior.

Source :- Sathup Lanthup

(Satha Lathup is a kind of Kangleipak's ancient Puya)

India a Democracy or Dictatorship state

Did the number of State Sponsor Arm Forces and the Power of the State directly proportional to each other?
In a Democratic State the solution of everything should be with the Debate, Not by the bullets of gun.
Democracy is where the people itself appoint the government.
In a Militarized state the solution of everything is to be with the Power of Gun.

THANG TA ARTIST SINAM DEVABRATA

Oja Sinam Devabrata Singh was born in 1939 at Keishamthong Laishom Leirak, Imphal, son of late Sinam Krishnamohan. Shri Devabrata Singh started learning Thang-ta from his maternal uncle at 12 years of age. Subsequently, he received training in Thang-ta from many distinguished Masters in the field of Thang-Ta such as late L. Ibungohal Singh, Paonam Tonsana Singh (Youngest son of Paona Brajabashi, hero of Anglo Manipuri War of Khongjom), P. Manikchand Singh and Padmashri N. Khelchandra Singh.

Over the last five decades, Shri Devabrata Singh has dedicated himself entirely for popularizing the art of Thang-Ta. He represents the "Paona" style of Thang-ta, which is named after Paona Brajabasi, the legendary hero of the Anglo-Manipuri War of 1891, but also is proficient in other styles such as Poila (Ningthoukhongja Poila).
In 1977 Oja Devabrata Singh founded the HULA Sindamsang, a research and training institute of Martial Arts, the first school to unite the collective knowledge of many diverse branches of Thang-Ta. "HULA" is a combination of HUyen LAllong, indicating that the curriculum includes not just martial arts, but health, culture, healing and spiritual arts.

Ojha Devabrata Singh invited the Gurus of other schools to participate in his effort to preserve this knowledge of HULA for future generations. During this time, Oja Devabrata Singh continued to develop his skill and knowledge in various ways. For example, he traveled from village to village studying Mukna. He learned from such renowned masters as Oja Dulopmacha of Kumbi and Ojah Ibetombi of Toubul.

In summer 1980, Sensei Moses Tilak (who passed away in 2004 at Madras - Chennai) visited Imphal during the National Karate Championship and was inspired to do research and study Kalarippayat and Silambam (the native martial arts of his home region, Kerala ) after meeting with Guru Devabrata Singh.

Oja Devabrata is the first teacher to demonstrate Thang-Ta at the international level, at the Indian Culture Centre at Cheiri, Italy in 1988, and at the Festival of India in China 1994. His school participated in Festival of India in U.K. 1985, in France 1985, Festival of India in U.S.A. in 1986, International Seminar on Theatre, Dance and Martial Arts at Calcutta in 1987 (the first of its kind), in the Festival of India at Sweden 1987 and Germany 1991 and Festival of India at China in 1994.
In the Calcutta Seminar (1987) he taught a week-long workshop with such prestigious attendees as Sensei Henry Smith, Dr Michael Malisweski, Prof Dwight Tatsko and Prof Andrew Tsubaki (Sensei 5th dan Joudan Ki who passed away December 2009) . His student participated in the World Conference of Martial Arts at Washington in 1997, at the prestigious International Workshop Festival "Way of the Warrior" at U.K. and Germany 1998 and Festival of Cervantes in Mexico, Venezuela and Argentina etc. Four selected student artistes of Oja Devabrata also participated at the 8th International Theatre Festival, Germany in 1999.

One of his senior-most students founded the "North American Thang-Ta Association", by affiliating to the HULA SINDAMSANG, Imphal, since May 1998 and is now in charge of the said school as the Head Instructor.

The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Janpath, New Delhi, entrusted Oja Devabrata Singh for a Research Project on "Thang-Ta" the Martial Arts of Manipur in 1992. The outcome of the said project had already been submitted to the IGNCA in the form of a voluminous monograph.

Oja Devabrata Singh was nominated as member of the Manipur State Kala Akademi's General Council from April 1996 to March, 2003. Oja Devabrata Singh was also nominated as a member of the North East Zone Cultural Centre, Dimapur from April 1999 for a term of three years.
He was also acted as an expert committee member in the field of Thang-Ta, for the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Department of Culture and the Manipur State Kala Akademi for more than a decade.

Last but not the least Oja Devabrata Singh was given privilege of composing for a group display of Thang-Ta for the 5th National Games Closing Ceremony, held at Imphal in February, 1999.

He had a researched in the lesser known aspects of the art under the guidance of the renowned expert Padmashree N. Khalchandra Singh. He has also participated in Manipuri Films and Theatre as Thang-Ta expert.

Oja Devabrata Singh received the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for his contribution to Thang-Ta in the international stage in the year 1992.

Source : Internet

Chaikhre ngashi Ng ge Loubukta

Chaikhrae ngashi Ng ge Loubukta na Nacha singe Ee..Khengna
Ng Leisha..da tinduna
Kumgi Leihao oinanaba
Asangba Erikol ge
Palem o nungshibi Manipur Manipur Manipur
Manipur

Meikhu na silae...
Ng ge nongdol sae
Meikhu na silae...
Ng ge nongdol sae
nachasinge Chita da ge leptana karakpa meikhuna silae
NINGTAMBA malang na humkhiduna sandokharae ng ge atiya da
NINGTAMBA malang na humkhiduna sandokharae ng ge atiyada

Chaikhrae ngashi Ng ge Loubukta na Nacha singe Ee..Khengna

Chutharani nong oina chingya tamyada sinthungna tumduna leiramba ariba maru
houdoklurani nouhouna
chonglani anouba
padong ng ge paklaba labuk lamhang da

Chaikhrae ngashi Ng ge Loubukta na Nacha singe Ee..Khengna

nongma angangba ayukta numitke angangba mangalna manjuranaba MEETEI
fijol honglarane nouhounana

nongma anganba ayukta NUMIT ke angangba mangal da khoidajara ba sakhen
fijol chairarane sana machu chairarane sana machu

Chaikhrae ngashi Ng ge Loubukta na Nacha singe Ee..Khengna
Ng Leisha..da tinduna
Kumgi Leihao oinanaba
Asangba Erikol ge
Palem o nungshibi Manipur

- Arambam Samarendra