Education and Social Change Among Indian Tribes: The Koms of Manipur

With an innate urge to ascertain the progress of the Kom Society and to construct a vision for a better change, the author who is a Kom by birth and married to a Meitei Family studied the Traditional Kom Society and changes that has been occurring continuously in the education, social and economic aspects. Influences made by modern education, Christianity and other informal agencies of education have also been studied. The multi-factors that have been responsible in causing changes in the traditions, customs, economic and educational aspects are studies. While examining the various formal and informal agencies of education which are responsible for bringing changes in the field of education, the study makes analysis on the introduction and the contributions made by western education among this tribe. The study also delves into the various factors that hinder the progress in various aspects of life of Kom Tribe of Manipur.