‘We are not Kukis’: Manipur community rejects British-era tag | India News – Times of India

Representative Image (IANS Photo) GUWAHATI: Manipur‘s Thadou community rejected the colonial-era classification & post-independence bureaucratic nomenclature designating it as a constituent of Kuki group, asserting that this label was arbitrarily imposed without its explicit consent.“Thadou is a distinct ethnic group, with our own distinct language, culture, traditions, and history. Thadou is not Kuki, or underneath…

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Three tribal men killed as violence erupts in Manipur after two weeks | India News – Times of India

Suspected militants tortured and killed three Kuki villagers early on Friday in Naga-dominated Ukhrul, shattering a two-week lull in Manipur since the last burst of bloodshed on August 5 and carrying the violent animosity of the ethnic strife raging for 100-odd days to a district so far untouched by it.Victims Thangkhokai Haokip (31), Jamkhogin Haokip…

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