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Manipur, known as’ Meetei Leips or ‘ Kanglelpak’ in the two millennia old Meetei manuscripts had experienced some form of constitutional government under a proto-Constitution in 429 A.D. which was reduced to a final format in 1110A.D. Constitution entitled ‘Lo/yamba Shinyen’ during the regime of King Loyumba. Manipur’s State Constitution Act, 1947 was the final document embodying the genius of the people of Manipur, which preceded other constitutions ...
About Manipuri civilization, C.J.Lyall writes, “It was my fortune to visit Manipur only once (in Feb., 1888) during my service in Assam, and I am thus acquainted with the subject chiefly by hearsay. But I have always taken a lively interest in this singular oasis of comparative civilization and organized societyâ€. Lord Irwin called her ‘Switzerland of the east’ and Ethel Grimwood Described her as ‘The most beautiful show place of the world.’ Presently ...
A Manual of International Humanitarian Laws, published with the academic support of the ICRC--the South Asia delegation in particular, is a basic manual for military leadership, senior officials in navy, airforce, army, police, judges, lawyers, jurists, non-state entities (rebel outfits), media, university and laws school professors and students in universities in India, South Asia and abroad. The selection is one of the best so far in the discipline. The ...
The book embodies current human rights themes of the 21st century – from Terrorism to National Questions and further to International Criminal Court, established recently in 2002. The menace of terrorism penetrates into study room of the opinion-makers and the scholars, who would examine it not merely from the morphological angle but from the perspective of a normative structure. The collective global concern is addressed to a prescriptive arrangement for the ...
Historical explosions led the Maniopuris to spread over in Myanmar, Bangladesh (East Pakistan), Indian states of Tripura, cachar and central districts of Assam and even to Nabadwip enclave in West Bengal. Manipuri diaspora are retaining their language, culture and heritage. They face upfill task to retain this culture due to Burmanisation of ethnic groups in Myanmar. Manipuris are accustomed to speak and write Bengali in Tripura and Assamese in Assam ...