Centennial Year of Kuki Rising, 1917-2017: Reflecting the past hundred years
By Seilen Haokip
The year 2017 marks the centennial year of the Kuki Rising, 1917-1919. The spirit of the rising that took place during First World War, also evident in Second World War, when the Kuki people fought on the side of the Axis group, has persisted. Freedom and self-determination remain a strong aspiration of the Kukis. One hundred years on, the history of the Kukis, segmented into three parts are: a) pre-British, b) British period, and c) present-day, in post-independent India.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12784247
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